Table 2 Clinical outcomes in groups with different axillary intervention
Parameters | SLNB | PALND | ALND | Statistics | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 72) | (n = 158) | (n = 59) | (F or X2) | ||
Number of LN | 3.42 ± 1.45 | 13.53 ± 2.29 | 22.83 ± 5.61 | 631.709 | 0.000 |
Postoperative Extubation time (day) | 3.49 ± 1.09 | 4.87 ± 1.43 | 10.19 ± 2.73 | 280.783 | 0.000 |
Drainage Volume (ml) | 284.51 ± 73.37 | 492.80 ± 75.51 | 784.75 ± 147.38 | 458.521 | 0.000 |
BMI Preoperative | 23.63 ± 3.49 | 23.48 ± 3.16 | 23.83 ± 3.69 | 0.248 | 0.781 |
BMI Postoperative | 23.85 ± 3.41 | 23.72 ± 3.16 | 24.69 ± 3.68 | 1.882 | 0.154 |
△BMI | 0.20 ± 0.27 | 0.24 ± 0.15 | 0.86 ± 0.63 | 85.318 | 0.000 |
Circumference Preoperative(cm) | 24.81 ± 2.61 | 24.84 ± 2.62 | 24.84 ± 3.05 | 0.004 | 0.996 |
Circumference Postoperative(cm) | 25.05 ± 2.56 | 25.36 ± 2.60 | 26.29 ± 3.19 | 3.682 | 0.026 |
△Circumference(cm) | 0.26 ± 0.43 | 0.52 ± 0.30 | 1.45 ± 0.77 | 118.540 | 0.000 |
Lymphedema by Circumference | 118.551 | 0.000 | |||
No | 64(88.9 %) | 77(48.7 %) | 8(13.6 %) | ||
Mild (<2 cm) | 8(11.1 %) | 81(51.3 %) | 36(61.0 %) | ||
Severe (△ ≥ 2 cm) | 0(0 %) | 0(0 %) | 15(25.4 %) | ||
Subjective Lymphedema | 105.562 | 0.000 | |||
No | 70(97.2 %) | 152(96.2 %) | 28(47.5 %) | ||
Mild | 2(2.8 %) | 6(3.8 %) | 13(22.0 %) | ||
Severe | 0(0 %) | 0(0 %) | 18(30.5 %) |