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| Buttress material | Number of patients (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leak | Bleed | Total | |
| None | 26,023 (46.2) | 17,808 (42.5) | 43,831 (44.6) |
| Oversuture | 19,755 (35.1) | 14,368 (34.3) | 34,123 (34.8) |
| Bovine pericardium | 6838 (12.1) | 6759 (16.1) | 13,597 (13.9) |
| Glycolide copolymer | 3693 (6.6) | 2929 (7.0) | 6622 (6.7) |
