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Table 2 Total volume of lymph drained and duration of draining, according to type of scalpel

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

 

Harmonic (n = 39)

Control (n = 40)

p-value

Total volume (ml)

 Univariate

2908 ± 2453

3898 ± 5791

0.382

 Multivariate-adjusted

2864 ± 715

3941 ± 706

0.293

Duration of draining (days)

 Univariate

23 ± 14

28 ± 15

0.195

 Multivariate-adjusted

24 ± 2

27 ± 2

0.290

  1. Results are expressed as average ± standard deviation or as multivariate-adjusted average ± standard error. Between-group comparisons performed using analysis of variance adjusting for gender, age (continuous), body mass index (continuous), procedure and sentinel node biopsy
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