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Table 2 The comparisons of outcome variables between patient cohorts who underwent transvaginal natural orifice cystectomy with (group A) and without Tisseel (group B)

From: Use of human fibrin glue (Tisseel) versus suture during transvaginal natural orifice ovarian cystectomy of benign and non-endometriotic ovarian tumor: a retrospective comparative study

 

Group A (n = 54)

Group B (n = 71)

P-value

Adjust P-value

Operating time (m)

43.5 (29–180)

40.0 (25 – 105)

0.029

0.203

Blood loss (mL)

20.0 (2–100)

20.0 (5—300)

0.282

0.964

Postoperative pain score

    

 12 h postoperativelya

2.0 (0–9)

3.5 (0–10)

0.049

0.294

 24 h postoperativelyb

1.0 (0–5)

2.5 (0–8)

0.095

0.475

 36 h postoperativelyc

0 (0–3)

0 (0–3)

0.647

0.964

Postoperative stay (days)

1 (1–2)

1 (1–3)

0.385

0.964

Pathological diagnoses

  

0.241

0.964

 Mature teratomad

35 (64.8)

47 (66.2)

0.872

 

 Fibroma

1 (1.9)

0 (0)

0.432

 

 Follicular cyst

0 (0)

3 (4.2)

0.258

 

 Simple cyst

2 (3.7)

3 (4.2)

1.000

 

 Mucinous cystadenoma

8 (14.8)

14 (19.7)

0.476

 

 Serous cystadenomae

8 (14.8)

4 (5.6)

0.084

 
  1. Values are given as median (range) or count (%)
  2. P-values adjusted by the Holm–Bonferroni method
  3. a46 patients in group A and 22 patients in group B have postoperative 12-h data
  4. b35 patients in group A and 17 patients in group B have postoperative 24-h data
  5. c17 patients in group A and 12 patients in group B have postoperative 36-h data
  6. dMature teratoma includes dermoid cyst and struma ovarii
  7. eSerous cystadenoma includes serous cystadenofibroma