TABLE 3.

Secondary efficacy endpoints.

Parameter	Control group (n = 42)	Pentoxifylline group (n = 46)	P-value
Patients needed rescue analgesia, n (%)	5 (11.6)	0 (0)	0.02 b
Complication incidence, n (%)	8 (19.0)	1 (2.2)	0.01 b
Type of complication, n (%)
Infection	2 (4.8)	0 (0.0)	0.06 b
Seroma	3 (7.1)	1 (2.2)
Wound dehiscence	3 (7.1)	0 (0.0)
Time for suture removal (days), mean ± SD	19.3 ± 6.7	15.0 ± 4.4	0.001 a

^a Student’s t-test.

^b Pearson Chi square.