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Table 3 Outcome comparisons between quilting and conventional suture groups

From: Quilting suture is better than conventional suture with drain in preventing seroma formation at pectoral area after mastectomy

  

Conventional suture n = 119

Quilting suture n = 116

P value

Hospital stay after surgery (days)

Mean (SD)

7.8 (1.0)

7.8 (1.0)

0.930

Time for suture (seconds)

Mean (SD)

109.1 (9.1)

504.7 (102.6)

< 0.001

Drain volume (ml)

Mean (SD)

520.5 (84.3)

374.9 (57.1)

< 0.001

  1. SD Standard deviation; Continuous variables used t test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test
  2. Quilting suture was significantly associated with longer time of surgery procedure and less volume of drainage compared with that of conventional suture (p < 0.001 both).
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