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Table 1 Characteristics of two groups

From: The effect of polyglycolic acid sheet in preventing postoperative recurrent pneumothorax: a prospective cohort study

 

ORC group (n = 92)

PGA group (n = 95)

P value

Age, mean (years)

21.0 (19.7–22.3)

22.5 (21.2–23.8)

0.12

Sex (male)

84 (91.3%)

86 (90.5%)

0.85

Side (left)

50 (54.4%)

53 (55.8%)

0.84

Observation time, mean (days)

621.9 (558.0–685.9)

615.7 (552.7–678.7)

0.89

Postoperative complication (CD classification grade > grade II)

1 (1.1%)

1 (1.1%)

1

  1. CD classification, Clavien-Dindo classification; ORC, oxidized regenerated cellulose; PGA, polyglycolic acid