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Table 3 Comparison between study groups regarding operative time, fluid in suction drain and incidence of postoperative pyrexia

From: Blood loss from transverse versus longitudinal uterine incision in abdominal myomectomy: a randomized controlled trial

 

Transverse uterine incision group (n = 25]

Longitudinal uterine incision group (n = 24]

p

Total operative time (min) Mean ± SD (95% CI)

59.96 ± 16.78 (53.0–66.8)

66.58 ± 17.33 (59.2–73.9)

0.18a

Fluid in suction drain (mL) Mean ± SD (95% CI)

123.0 ± 37.79 (107.3–138.6)

113.5 ± 20.27 (104.9–122.0)

0.27b

Postoperative pyrexia

1 (4.0%)

2 (8.33%)

0.60c

  1. aAnalysis using Mann–Whitney U-test
  2. bAnalysis using unpaired t-test
  3. cAnalysis using Fisher’s exact test