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Table 3 Perioperative findings in mean (deviation) form

From: Pedicle flap reconstruction for treatment of infected median sternotomy wounds after cardiac surgery in overweight and obese patients: proposal of a management algorithm based on a case series analysis

Outcome

Study group (n = 28)

Control group (n = 20)

p-value

OP length (min)

174 (59)

120 (59)

< 0.05

 Reconstruction with latissimus dorsi flap (min)

205 (50)

185 (48)

0.38

 Reconstruction with pectoralis flap (min)

139 (48)

85 (40)

< 0.05

RBC (units)

5 (0–17)

3 (0–14)

0.26

Flap selection

   

 Latissimus dorsi flap

15 (53%)

6 (30%)

0.14

 Bilateral pectoralis flap

10 (36%)

11 (55%)

0.24

 Unilateral pectoralis flap

3 (11%)

3 (15%)

0.68

  1. Transfusion requirement in RBCs is presented in median range form, as it is not normally distributed. Categorical variables (flap selection) are expressed in terms of absolute (n) and relative (%) frequencies. Statistical significance: p < 0.05
  2. NS, not significant
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