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Table 3 Summary of perioperative parameters

From: A multicentre, randomised, controlled trial to assess the safety, ease of use, and reliability of hyaluronic acid/carboxymethylcellulose powder adhesion barrier versus no barrier in colorectal laparoscopic surgery

 

HA/CMC powder (n = 105)

No adhesion barrier (n = 104)

Estimated blood loss in mL, mean ± SD

116.5 ± 197.7

81.6 ± 95.8

Administration of blood products, n (%)

7 (6.7)

3 (2.9)

Blood sediments in units, mean ± SD

2.0 ± 1.0

1.7 ± 0.6

Perioperative lavage, n (%)

73 (69.5)

73 (70.2)

  Intraperitoneal

58 (79.5)

54 (74.0)

  Intraluminal

4 (5.5)

2 (2.7)

  Intraperitoneal and intraluminal

11 (15.1)

17 (23.3)

Type of intraperitoneal lavage, n (%)

  

  Localized to intervention site

52 (76.5)

54 (77.1)

  Whole cavity

16 (23.5)

16 (22.9)

Use of povidone-iodine antiseptic irrigation, n (%)

19 (18.6)

23 (22.8)

  Intraperitoneal

4 (21.1)

5 (21.7)

  Intraluminal

12 (63.2)

14 (60.9)

  Intraperitoneal and intraluminal

3 (15.8)

4 (17.4)

Drain, n (%)

50 (47.6)

49 (47.1)

  Vacuum, n (%)

37 (74.0)

37 (75.5)

  Number of drains, mean ± SD

1.1 ± 0.3*

1.6 ± 1.5

Surgery duration in minutes, mean ± SD

216.2 ± 87.1

203.2 ± 81.6

Postoperative oxygen therapy, n (%)

69 (65.7)

56 (53.8)

  1. *P = 0.021.