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Study data n (%) Age group in years <18 years 30 (07.6) 18–30 years 89 (22.4) 31–40 years 103 (25.9) 41–50 years 75 (18.9) 51–60 years 55 (13.9) >60 years 45 (11.3) Gender Male 165 (41.6) Female 232 (58.4) Body mass index Underweight 13 (03.3) Normal 51 (12.8) Overweight 65 (16.4) Obese 268 (67.5) - Table 2
- Surgical history, chronic diseases and complication of the patients after surgery (N=397).
Variables n (%) Follow up results No complication 388 (97.7) Hernia 04 (01.0) Infection 02 (0.5) Patients had previous abdominal surgery Yes 99 (24.9) No 298 (75.1) Diabetes Yes 107 (27.0) No 290 (73.0) Hypertension Yes 107 (27.0) No 290 (73.0) Cancer Yes 18 (04.5) No 379 (95.5) Coagulopathy Yes 04 (01.0) No 393 (99.0) Surgical technique Surgical plug technique 176 (44.3) Endoclose technique 221 (55.7) - Table 3
- Comparison between Surgicel plug and Endoclose techniques in regards to the basic demographic and other related characteristics of the patients (N=397).
Factor Surgical technique P-value* Surgicel plug (n=176) Endoclose (n=221) Age group in years ≤40 years 82 (46.6) 140 (63.3) 0.001** >40 years 94 (53.4) 81 (36.7) Gender Male 85 (48.3) 79 (35.7) 0.012 ** Female 91 (51.7) 142 (64.3) Body mass index level Normal or underweight 15 (08.5) 49 (22.2) <0.001 ** Overweight or obese 161 (91.5) 172 (77.8) Previous abdominal surgery Yes 26 (14.8) 73 (33.0) <0.001 ** No 150 (85.2) 148 (67.0) Diabetes Yes 39 (22.2) 68 (30.8) 0.055 No 137 (77.8) 153 (69.2) Hypertension Yes 46 (26.1) 61 (27.6) 0.630 No 130 (73.9) 159 (71.9) Cancer Yes 15 (08.5) 03 (01.4) 0.001 ** No 161 (91.5) 218 (98.6) Follow up complication No complication 170 (96.6) 218 (98.6) 0.064 Port-site hernia 04 (02.3) 0 Wound infection 0 02 (0.90%) Values are presented as number and percentages (%). *P-value has been calculated using Chi-square test. **Significant at p<0.05 level.
Factor Surgicel plug Endoclose Coagulopathy Diabetes Hypertension Previous abdominal surgery Cancer Hernia 4 (02.3) 0 0 1 (25.0) 02 (50.0) 1 (Pyeloplasty) 0 Infection 0 02 (0.9) 0 0 0 0 0