Table 2. Clinical assessment of the wound during the study.
n = number of patients; % = percentage
| Parameters, n (%) | Theruptor (n = 62) | Tegaderm (n = 67) | Plain gauze (n = 68) | P-value |
| Day 3 | ||||
| Purulent drainage | 0.656 | |||
| None | 61 (98.4) | 64 (95.5) | 67 (98.5) | |
| Scant | 1 (1.6) | 2 (3) | 1 (1.5) | |
| Moderate | - | 1 (1.5) | - | |
| Hemorrhage | 0.987 | |||
| None | 57 (92) | 62 (92.5) | 63 (92.6) | |
| Scant | 5 (8) | 5 (7.5) | 5 (7.4) | |
| Swelling | 0.214 | |||
| None | 40 (64.5) | 44 (65.7) | 54 (79.4) | |
| Scant | 21 (33.9) | 23 (34.3) | 13 (19.1) | |
| Moderate | 1 (1.6) | - | 1 (1.5) | |
| Erythema | 0.343 | |||
| None | 42 (67.7) | 43 (64.2) | 49 (72.1) | |
| Scant | 20 (32.3) | 22 (32.8) | 19 (27.9) | |
| Moderate | - | 2 (3) | - | |
| Scab | 0.044 | |||
| None | 61 (98.4) | 61 (91) | 67 (98.5) | |
| Scant | 1 (1.6) | 6 (9) | 1 (1.5) | |
| Day 7 | ||||
| Purulent drainage | 0.784 | |||
| None | 60 (97) | 65 (97) | 67 (98.5) | |
| Scant | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 1 (1.5) | |
| Hemorrhage: | 0.377 | |||
| None | 62 (100) | 66 (98.5) | 68 (100) | |
| Scant | - | 1 (1.5) | - | |
| Swelling | 0.335 | |||
| None | 61 (98.4) | 67 (100) | 68 (100) | |
| Moderate | 1 (1.6) | - | - | |
| Erythema | 0.281 | |||
| None | 57 (92) | 65 (97) | 66 (97) | |
| Scant | 5 (8) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | |
| Scab: | 0.397 | |||
| None | 60 (98.4) | 64 (100) | 63 (98.4) | |
| Scant | 1 (1.6) | - | - | |
| Moderate | - | - | 1 (1.6) | |
| Missing | 1 | 3 | 4 | |