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Table 2 The effects of en-bloc resection on the postoperative complications

From: Applying the en-bloc technique in corpus callosum glioblastoma surgery contributes to maximal resection and better prognosis: a retrospective study

Factors

Unadjusted

Adjusted by PSM

En-bloc

%

No-En-bloc

%

P value

En-bloc

%

No-En-bloc

%

P value

KPS

          

 Improvement

9

36.0%

16

64.0%

0.903

9

47.4%

10

52.6%

0.851

 No change

30

40.0%

45

60.0%

30

51.7%

28

48.3%

 Deterioration

2

33.3%

4

66.7%

2

40.0%

3

60.0%

NIHSS

          

 Improvement

18

45.0%

22

55.0%

0.042

18

62.1%

11

37.9%

0.004

 No change

19

45.2%

23

54.8%

19

58.1%

13

41.9%

 Deterioration

4

16.7%

20

83.3%

4

19.9%

17

80.1%

  1. PSM Propensity score matched analysis, KPS Karnofsky Performance Status scores.
  2. * The differences were considered statistically significant for P < 0.025.
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