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Table 4 Perioperative surgical characteristics

From: A randomized controlled trial to compare short-term outcomes following infragastric and infracolic omentectomy at the time of primary debulking surgery for epithelial ovarian cancer with normal-appearing omentum

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Infracolic group

(nā€‰=ā€‰53)

Infragastric group

(nā€‰=ā€‰53)

P value

Operating time, median [quartile] (min)

240[193.5-292.5]

240[210ā€“300]

0.481*

Estimated blood loss, median [quartile] (ml)

200[100ā€“300]

200[100ā€“200]

0.771*

Hospital stays, median [quartile] (day)

11[8-14.5]

11[9ā€“15]

0.367*

Time to delivery of adjuvant therapy, median [quartile] (day)

18.5[14-22.5]

17[15ā€“21]

0.942*

Time of antibiotic treatment, median [quartile] (day)

5[4ā€“6]

5[4ā€“6]

0.475*

Postoperative fasting, median [quartile] (day)

3[2ā€“3]

3[2ā€“4]

0.385*

Blood Transfusion, n (%)

Ā Ā 

0.780ā€ 

ā€ƒYes

7(13.2)

8(15.1)

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ā€ƒNo

46(86.8)

45(84.9)

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  1. *Mann-Whitney U test; ā€ Chi-square test of continuity correction