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Table 3 Distance between the fascial margins with defined traction in cm. Mean values and standard deviation and median (in bracket) for both groups and p-values for sub-group 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

5 N

Cranial

±0.2 (1.05)

0.7 ± 0.6 (0.5)

0.006

2.0 ± 0.2 (2.05)

2.7 ± 0.8 (2.35)

0.074

4.0 ± 0.8 (4.1)

4.9 ± 1.8 (4.1)

0.367

Central

1.8 ± 0.9 (1.65)

1.8 ± 0.9 (1.7)

0.938

3.0 ± 0.6 (3.1)

4.4 ± 1.0 (3.8)

0.005

5.6 ± 1.1 (6)

6.7 ± 1.5 (6)

0.137

Caudal

0.9 ± 0.6 (0)

0.9 ± 0.6 (0.8)

0.091

1.6 ± 0.9 (2.05)

2.8 ± 1.0 (2.6)

0.020

3.6 ± 1.0 (3)

5.0 ± 1.6 (4.5)

0.013

10 N

Cranial

±0.1 (0.0)

0.1 ± 0.1 (0)

0.888

0.4 ± 0.3 (0.55)

1.1 ± 1.1 (0.6)

0.372

2.6 ± 1.0 (2.9)

3.5 ± 1.9 (2.6)

0.367

Central

0.3 ± 0.6 (0.0)

0.2 ± 0.5 (0)

0.938

0.8 ± 0.6 (1.1)

2.5 ± 1.2 (1.85)

< 0.001

3.5 ± 1.4 (4)

4.7 ± 1.7 (4.2)

0.106

Caudal

±0.0 (0.0)

0.2 ± 0.3 (0)

0.406

0.4 ± 0.4 (0.45)

1.1 ± 1.0 (0.8)

0.029

1.6 ± 1.1 (1.4)

3.2 ± 1.6 (2.6)

0.002

15 N

Cranial

±0.0 (0.0)

0.0 ± 0.0 (0.0)

1.000

0.0 ± 0.0 (0.0)

0.4 ± 0.8 (0.0)

0.888

1.5 ± 1.1 (2)

2.5 ± 2.1 (1.6)

0.345

Central

±0.0 (0.0)

0.0 ± 0.0 (0.0)

1.000

0.0 ± 0.0 (0.0)

0.7 ± 1.0 (0.35)

0.001

2.0 ± 1.5 (2.7)

3.1 ± 1.8 (2.4)

0.174

Caudal

0.0 ±0.0 (0.0)

0.0 ± 0.0 (0.0)

1.000

0.0 ± 0.0 (0.0)

0.4 ± 0.5 (0.0)

0.091

0.7 ± 1.0 (0.2)

2.0 ± 1.8 (1.5)

0.010

  1. Data in bold are significant p-values