Table 2.
Summary statistics and statistical comparisons of PNVA survival time
| Comparison (survival time in days) | Log-rank test (P-value) | Gehan-Breslow-Wilcoxon test (P-value) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4°C dNR (5.7±0.27) | vs. | 25°C dNR (2.4±0.29) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
| 4°C NR (1.3±0.15) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 4°C dNRc (4.6±0.23) | 0.0087 | 0.02 | ||
| 25°C dNRc (3.5±0.31) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 4°C LR (3.1±0.18) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 4°C NS (1.0±0.15) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 4°C dNS (0.7±0.13) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 25°C NS (1.0±0.24) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 4°C UW (0.2±0.13) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 25°C dNR | vs. | 4°C NR | 0.006 | 0.0272 |
| 4°C dNRc | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 25°C dNRc | ns | ns | ||
| 4°C LR | ns | ns | ||
| 4°C NS | < 0.0001 | 0.0003 | ||
| 4°C dNS | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | ||
| 25°C NS | 0.0018 | 0.0058 | ||
| 4°C UW | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 4°C NR | vs. | 4°C dNRc | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
| 25°C dNRc | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 4°C LR | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 4°C NS | ns | ns | ||
| 4°C dNS | 0.0101 | 0.0109 | ||
| 25°C NS | ns | ns | ||
| 4°C UW | 0.0004 | 0.0003 | ||
| 4°C dNRc | vs. | 25°C dNRc | 0.0077 | 0.0051 |
| 4°C LR | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 4°C NS | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 4°C dNS | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 25°C NS | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 4°C UW | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 25°C dNRc | vs. | 4°C LR | ns | ns |
| 4°C NS | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 4°C dNS | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 25°C NS | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 4°C UW | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 4°C LR | vs. | 4°C NS | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
| 4°C dNS | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 25°C NS | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 4°C UW | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
| 4°C NS | vs. | 4°C dNS | ns | ns |
| 25°C NS | ns | ns | ||
| 4°C UW | 0.0013 | 0.0011 | ||
| 4°C dNS | vs. | 25°C NS | ns | ns |
| 4°C UW | 0.015 | 0.015 | ||
| 25°C NS | vs. | 4°C UW | 0.0106 | 0.0101 |
Statistical pair-wise comparisons summarizing PNVA CAP survival plotted in Figure 3 for the Log-rank test and Gehan-Breslow-Wilcoxon test. PNVA CAP survival times are expressed as mean ± SEM. dNR: Diluted Normosol-R; dNRc: diluted Normosol-R with calcium; dNS: diluted normal saline; LR: lactated Ringers; NR: Normosol-R; NS: normal saline; ns: not significant; PNVA: peripheral nerves with viable axon; UW: University of Wisconsin Cold Storage Solution.