Table 6.
Comparison of puncture result between SS and HWS groups.
| SS group | HWS group | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The length of tissue strips | |||
| Total length of tissue strips (mm) (mean ± SD) | 406.65 ± 45.28 | 464.79 ± 52.92 | <0.001 |
| The length of tissue at the first puncture (mm) (M, P25, P75) | 136.00 (125.00, 156.25) | 181.00 (168.50, 197.00) | <0.001 |
| The length of tissue at the second puncture (mm) (mean ± SD) | 140.38 ± 19.30 | 151.10 ± 24.78 | 0.098 |
| The length of tissue at the third puncture (mm) (mean ± SD) | 125.26 ± 16.61 | 131.97 ± 17.86 | 0.128 |
| The length of white tissue core | |||
| Total length of white tissue core (mm) (mean ± SD) | 53.05 ± 15.41 | 62.83 ± 10.48 | 0.005 |
| The length of white tissue core at the first puncture (mm) (M, P25, P75) | 26.50 (19.00, 35.25) | 34.00 (25.50, 39.50) | 0.009 |
| The length of white tissue core at the second puncture (mm) (M, P25, P75) | 14.50 (11.00, 20.50) | 17.00 (15.00, 21.00) | 0.084 |
| The length of white tissue core at the third puncture (mm) (M, P25, P75) | 9.00 (8.00, 10.25) | 10.00 (8.00, 14.50) | 0.079 |
| Adverse reaction (n, %) | 2 (5.9) | 3 (10.3) | 0.654 |