Table 3.
Comparison of the mean and mean ranks scores for the SVG donor site wound healing between the intervention and control groups
| Time | Intervention Group | Control Group | Z | p-value | ||||||
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| n | Mean ± SD | Median (IQR) | Mean Rank | n | Mean ± SD | Median (IQR) | Mean Rank | |||
| Day 3-5 (T1) | 30 | 1.08 ± 0.21 | 1.00 (0.33) | 28.10 | 30 | 1.13 ± 0.16 | 1.00 (0.33) | 32.90 | -1.259 | 0.208 |
| Day 6-7 (D/C day) (T2) | 30 | 1.22 ± 0.31 | 1.00 (0.33) | 27.27 | 30 | 1.33 ± 0.30 | 1.33 (0.33) | 33.73 | -1.538 | 0.124 |
| Day 14-21 (F/U day) (T3) | 30 | 0.58 ± 0.54 | 0.33 (0.34) | 24.90 | 30 | 1.08 ± 0.82 | 1.00 (1.34) | 36.10 | -2.526 | 0.012* |
Note: D/C = discharge, F/U = follow-up |
*
significant at p <.05, p-value from the Mann–Whitney U test |
A lower score means a good level of wound healing