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Table 3 Clinical outcomes of lactating women who received incision and drainage or received vacuum sealing drainage

From: Negative pressure wound therapy promotes healing and reduced pain in patients with acute suppurative mastitis

 

Incision and drainage, lactating (n = 45)

Vacuum sealing drainage, lactating (n = 45)

p

Pain score

8 (7–8)

5 (5–6)

< 0.001

Hospital stay, days

10.0 ± 2.1

9.9 ± 2.3

0.774

Healing time, days

60 (45–70)

40 (30–50)

< 0.001

Antibiotic treatment course, days

10.3 ± 2.0

9.8 ± 2.1

0.311

  1. Data reported as mean ± standard deviation, or median (interquartile range)