Table 1 Abdominal circumference in cm. Mean value and standard deviation and median (in bracket) are given for the individual measuring points of both groups. P-values are indicated for subgroup comparison
From: A new device to prevent fascial retraction in the open abdomen – proof of concept in vivo
Baseline | 24 h | 48 h | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FPD | Control | p | FPD | Control | p | FPD | Control | p | |
Cranial | 71.4 ± 1.5 (71) | 71.3 ± 1.5 (71.5) | 1.0 | 77.7 ± 4.5 (75.5) | 77.2 ± 4.3 (76) | 0.699 | 85 ± 2.1 (86) | 84.8 ± 7 (83) | 0.841 |
Central | 71.2 ± 2.2 (70) | 70.7 ± 1 (70) | 1.0 | 78.1 ± 4.5 (77) | 77.7 ± 4.5 (76) | 0.937 | 87 ± 2.4 (83) | 86.7 ± 8.1 (82) | 0.69 |
Caudal | 70 ± 2.8 (69) | 69.6 ± 1.7 (70) | 1.0 | 75.2 ± 3.4 (74.5) | 74.8 ± 4 (73.5) | 0.818 | 88 ± 2.1 (87) | 84.4 ± 7 (87) | 0.69 |