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Table 3 Leg Wound Appearance Following Hospital Discharge by Patient Group*

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

 

In-Hospital

Office Follow-up

Variables

SaphLITE (n = 100)

Clearglide (n = 100)

p Value

SaphLITE (n = 95)

Clearglide (n = 96)

p Value

Erythema

5 (5.0)

2 (2.0)

0.243

7 (7.4)

10 (10.4)

0.459

Echymosis

19 (19.0)

20 (20.0)

0.886

8 (8.4)

8 (8.3)

0.983

Hematoma

2 (2.0)

1 (1.0)

0.555

3 (3.2)

1 (1.0)

0.307

Seroma

2 (2.0)

2 (2.0)

0.992

2 (2.1)

4 (4.2)

0.414

Wound dehiscence

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

--

1 (1.1)

1 (1.0)

0.994

Cellulitis

3 (3.0)

0 (0.0)

0.079

1 (1.1)

3 (3.1)

0.317

Wound drainage

4 (4.0)

1 (1.0)

0.171

2 (2.1)

4 (4.2)

0.414

Blisters

0 (0.0)

1 (1.0)

0.319

1 (1.1)

0 (0.0)

0.314

Leg (harvest site) infection

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

--

0 (0.0)

1 (1.0)

0.319

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