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Table 2 Results.

From: Lung sealant and morbidity after pleural decortication: a prospective randomized, blinded study

Variable

Sealant Group

Control Group

p value

Patients (%) with air leak

7 (30%)

18 (78%)

0.012

Total drainage volume (ml): mean ± SD

534 ± 149

873 ± 257

<0.001

Days with drain: median (quartiles)

3 (1.5)

5 (1.4)

0.05 *

Postoperative hospitalization (days): median (quartiles)

4 (4.5)

4.5 (4.7)

0.121 *

Postoperative leukocyte level (103 g/l) ± SD

10.9 ± 3.2

10.7 ± 3.1

0.95

Postoperative C-reactive protein level (g/l) ± SD

11.3 ± 2.3

10.9 ± 1.7

0.97

  1. SD, standard deviation.
  2. * Data was not normally distributed and was analyzed by non-parametric statistics (Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney U-test; exact significance shown)