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Table 1 Characteristics of the patients according to type of scalpel

From: Impact of the Ultrasonic scalpel on the amount of drained lymph after axillary or inguinal lymphadenectomy

 

USS (n = 39)

Control (n = 40)

p-value

Women (%)

16 (41.0)

16 (40.0)

0.926

Age (years)

59.3 ± 15.2

61.9 ± 13.1

0.406

BMI (kg/m2)

25.6 ± 4.5

27.0 ± 5.0

0.184

BMI categories (%)

 -25.0[

18 (46.2)

12 (30.0)

0.315

 [25–30[

14 (35.9)

20 (50.0)

 [30+

7 (18.0)

8 (20.0)

Sentinel node biopsy (%)

14 (35.9)

14 (35.0)

0.934

Procedure (%)

 Axillary

27 (69.2)

31 (77.5)

0.406

 Inguinal

12 (30.8)

9 (22.5)

  1. BMI, body mass index. Results are expressed as number of patients (%) or as average ± standard deviation. Between-group comparisons performed using chi-square test for categorical data and Student’s t-test for quantitative data