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Table 1 Patient's characteristics

From: Use of LigaSure vessel sealing system versus conventional axillary dissection in breast cancer patients: a retrospective comparative study

Technique

Age

BMI

ASA

ECOG

Preoperative CTX (%)

LS

64.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰13

27ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.5

39.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.1

0.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.4

42.9

n

35

35

35

35

35

EC

62.3.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰12.2

28.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.9

39ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.1

0.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.4

50

n

36

36

36

35

34

  1. Age (years), BMI (kg/m2), ASA and ECOG at the time of examination given in mean Ā± SD; number of patients after preoperative chemotherapy (CTX) given as a percentage