Short-term results of percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale guided by transoesophageal echocardiography in patients with cryptogenic stroke: a retrospective study

Table 3 Perioperative data of the study population

	Group A (n = 21)	Group (n = 22)	Group C (n = 32)	p value
Time (min)	44.71 ± 25.714	35.64 ± 20.984	38.50 ± 25.821	0.464
Length of PFO (mm)	9.03 ± 4.616^a	10.55 ± 3.546^b	14.021 ± 3.047^a,b	< 0.001
Occluder (mm)	19.67 ± 3.055^a	19.91 ± 3.191^b	23.25 ± 3.800^a,b	< 0.001
Oesophageal bleeding	2	3	3	0.866
Length of stay (days)	12.24 ± 6.480	13.50 ± 8.478	13.00 ± 8.658	0.875

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