Table 3. Product usage assessment.

SD = standard deviation; n = number of patients; % = percentage; 0.0001 = Theruptor and Tegaderm showed better results than plain gauze dressing

Parameters (mean ± SD)	Theruptor (n = 62)	Tegaderm (n = 67)	Plain gauze (n = 68)	P-value
Ease of application	82.87 ± 16.19	84.13 ± 16.07	71.77 ± 19.88	0.0001*
Ease of removal	83.09 ± 14.19	83.67 ± 13.58	70.79 ± 19.64	0.0001*
Comfortable to wear	82.59 ± 18.94	84.47 ± 15.47	72.83 ± 20.88	0.0007*
Discoloration of the surrounding skin	8.21 ± 19.32	10.21 ± 21.24	10.5 ± 19.88	0.783
Pain on dressing application	9.52 ± 17.31	11.92 ± 20.32	15.7 ± 20.25	0.193
Pain on dressing removal	10.78 ± 19.73	12.51 ± 21.14	17.28 ± 23.07	0.203
Exudate and leakage handling	84.35 ± 20.47	85.7 ± 18.2	77.23 ± 19.61	0.030*
Mean wear time in hours	65.57 ± 5.2	65.92 ± 5.28	49 ± 8.31	0.0001*
Mobility of the patient, n (%)				0.0001*
Normal	26 (42)	27 (41)	35 (51)
Good	20 (32)	26 (39)	11 (16)
Satisfied	14 (23)	13 (19)	9 (13)
Not satisfied	2 (3)	1 (01)	13 (20)