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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Gastrointest Surg. 2013 Jul 30;18(2):334–339. doi: 10.1007/s11605-013-2292-4

Table 3.

Comparison of cosmesis and post-operative pain scores between patients in device and no device groups

Device
group
(n = 17)
No
device
group
(n = 9)
Outcome Mean
(Std)
Mean
(Std)
P-Value
Cosmesis Rating by
Surgeon
1.1 (0.5) 1.1 (0.3) 0.9716
Cosmesis Rating by
Patient
1.1 (0.2) 1.1 (0.3) 0.6501
Post-operative Pain 1.9 (0.7) 2.1 (1.2) 0.6694

Note: Findings are scored on five point ordinal scale, with 1 indicating outstanding cosmetic result and 5 indicating poor cosmetic result.