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. 2026 May 20;13:1829502. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2026.1829502

Table 3.

Secondary outcomes.

Characteristic Unmatched Matched
SIS (n = 39a) STRS (n = 50a) P-value SIS (n = 29a) STRS (n = 29a) P-value
Surgery duration 20 (15,21) 24 (20,27) <0.001b 20 (15,20) 24 (22,25) <0.001b
Time to drain removal 2 (2,3) 3 (2,3) 0.355 3 (2,3) 3 (2,3) 0.368
Time to suture removal 12 (11,12) 12 (11,13) 0.549 12 (11,12) 12 (11,12) 0.816
Length of hospitalization 21 (18,26) 17.5 (15,20) <0.001b 22 (19,26) 18 (15,20) <0.001b
a

Median (Q1, Q3).

b

Statistically significant.