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Table 1 Medical History Information by Patient Group*

From: Prospective randomized study comparing the Teleflex Medical SaphLITE Retractor to the Ethicon CardioVations Clearglide Endoscopic System

Variables

SaphLITE (n = 100)

Clearglide (n = 100)

p Value

Smoking history

54 (54.0)

49 (49.0)

0.479

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

11 (11.0)

10 (10.0)

0.818

Diabetes mellitus

33 (33.0)

34 (34.0)

0.881

Renal insufficiency

6 (6.0)

2 (2.0)

0.149

Peripheral vascular disease

10 (10.0)

16 (16.0)

0.207

History of deep vein thrombosis

2 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

0.155

Varicose veins (current)

0 (0.0)

4 (4.0)

0.043

Steroids/Immunosuppressant Therapy

1 (1.0)

1 (1.0)

1.000

IIb/IIIa platelet inhibitors

7 (7.0)

2 (2.0)

0.088

Antiplatelet therapy

79 (79.0)

82 (82.0)

0.592

Antithrombotic therapy

35 (35.0)

24 (24.0)

0.088

  1. * Data are expressed as No. (%).