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Table 3 Outcomes after treatment

From: Modified bar bending method of thoracoscopic nuss procedure on pectus excavatum: a retrospective single-center study

Variables

Group A (n = 46)

Group B (n = 51)

P value

Modified Method

Traditional Method

duration of postoperative pain, day

3 (2,4)

7 (6,8)

P < 0.001

The postoperative CRP elevation time, day

4 (3,6)

5 (4,6)

0.72

Postoperative fever time, day

3 (2,4)

4 (3,5)

0.07

Antibiotic use time, day

7 (6,9)

7 (5,10)

0.84

Evaluation of postoperative effects

 Excellent

33/46 (71.1%)

37/51 (72.5%)

0.93

 Good

10/46 (21.7%)

10/51 (19.6%)

0.80

 Medium

3/46 (6.5%)

4/51 (7.8%)

1.00

 Poor

0

0

1.00

  1. * Measurement data were used t-test. The count data were calculated by χ2 test and two-sided Fisher exact test, where appropriate