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Table 2 Comparison of surgical characteristics between new procedure and traditional procedure group

From: Modified Nuss operation using introducer-bar complex for pectus excavatum in adults: a retrospective study

 

New procedure group (n = 52)

Traditional procedure group (n = 48)

P value

Operation time (min)

51.54 ± 20.32

79.45 ± 13.88

0.017

Length of incision (cm)

3.35 ± 0.38

3.42 ± 0.44

0.767

Blood loss

6.25 ± 4.88

10.90 ± 5.75

0.003

Postoperative Haller index

2.86 ± 0.28

2.91 ± 0.32

0.906

Postoperative hospital stay (day)

4.77 ± 1.62

6.86 ± 2.18

0.028

Cost (yuan)

57,200.00 ± 1125.00

56,383.00 ± 1045.00

0.838

Number of steel bars

  

0.800

 1

45 (86.54%)

42(87.50%)

 

 2

7 (13.46%)

6 (12.50%)

 

Operation time for plate removal (min)

39.30 ± 8.97

60.30 ± 10.49

0.000

Postoperative surgical outcome

  

0.716

 Good

43 (82.69%)

39 (81.25%)

 

 Fair

9 (17.31%)

9 (18.75%)

 

 Poor

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)