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Table 3 Patients’ characteristics

From: The use of tissue adhesive as an adjunct to wound closure in knee arthroplasty does not reduce wound ooze

Group/parameter

Group 1 (tissue adhesive) n = 21

Group 2 (non-tissue adhesive)

n = 22

Age (years)

 Mean

72.2

70.5

 Range

54–89

50–95

Gender

 Male

11

8

 Female

10

14

BMI

 Median

31.3

30.8

ASA

 I

0

2

 II

12

12

 III

9

8

Side

 Right

14

13

 Left

7

9

Surgery

 Primary

17

19

 Revision

4

3

Diagnosis

 OA

17

18

 Inflammatory, e.g., RA

0

1

 Other, e.g., revision

4

3

Co-morbidities

 Anticoagulation

4

2

 Diabetes

3

1

  1. ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, BMI body mass index, OA osteoarthritis, RA rheumatoid arthritis