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Table 4 Patients’ characteristics in the propensity-matched cohort

From: Propensity-matched analysis of the efficacy of olanexidine gluconate versus chlorhexidine-alcohol as an antiseptic agent in thoracic esophagectomy

Variables

Olanexidine group

(n = 116)

Chlorhexidine group

(n = 114)

p value

Age (mean ± S.D.)

67.9 ± 3.7

67.8 ± 4.4

0.51

Gender (M:F)

103:13

101:13

0.96

Body Mass Index

(mean ± S.D.)

22.1 ± 2.2

21.9 ± 2.3

0.61

ASA Grade

  

0.47

 Grade 1

45

39

 Grade 2

71

75

Pre-operative treatment

  

0.13

 Chemotherapy

71

47

 Chemo-radiation

8

11

Clinical stage (UICC 7th)

  

0.99

 Stage I

29

30

 Stage II

20

22

 Stage III

59

55

 Stage IV

8

7

Type of surgical approach

  

0.47

 Thoracoscopic

98

100

 Thoracotomy

18

14

Type of surgical approach

  

0.56

 Laparoscopic

101

103

 Laparotomy

15

11