05 August 2020 : Clinical Research
Are There Lower Complication Rates with Bidirectional Barbed Suture in Total Knee Arthroplasty Incision Closure? A Randomized Clinical Trial
Shuo Feng1ABCDE, Ye Zhang1ABCDE, Feng Zhang2CE, Zhi Yang1AC, Xiang-Yang Chen1ADEF*, Guo-Chun Zha1ADEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.922783
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e922783
Table 3 Clinical outcomes of three groups.
| Group | Cases | Length of Incision (cm) | Suture time (min) | Suture speed (cm/min) | Operation time (min) | Postoperative hemoglobin(g/L) | Postoperative albumin(g/L) | hospital stays (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 193 | 19.8±1.9 | 13.5±2.0 | 1.4±0.2 | 70.0±4.3 | 101.0±6.1 | 30.9±2.1 | 7.21±2.0 |
| B | 195 | 19.7±1.6 | 16.1±1.9 | 1.2±0.1 | 78.2±4.7 | 100.0±4.8 | 30.8±2.0 | 7.0±1.8 |
| C | 194 | 19.8±1.7 | 25.0±2.0 | 0.7±0.1 | 87.1±5.0 | 100.4±5.0 | 30.9±1.9 | 6.8±1.5 |
| P | 0.633 | 0.128 | 0.737 | 0.058 | ||||
| Hemoglobin and Albumin was tested at 3 days after operation. | ||||||||