Table 3

Duration of retained drains, complications and length of hospital stay


Pressure dressing (n = 57)
Non-pressure dressing (n = 59)
p-value
95% Confidence Interval of the difference

Duration of retained drains (days)
2.32 ± 0.51
2.36 ± 0.71
0.225a
-0.27–0.19a
Complications




     Cutaneous bruising
1
0
1.044b

     Hemorrhage
0
1
0.975b

Hospital stay (days)
4.37 ± 0.52
4.37 ± 0.69
0.543a
-0.23–0.22a

P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant

a Calculated using the unpaired t-test

b Calculated with the chi-square test

Piromchai et al. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2008 8:1   doi:10.1186/1472-6815-8-1