Fig. 2.

Illustrates the unadjusted and adjusted mean difference and 95% confidence interval (CI) in number of days to regular eating habits between hot vs cold dissection technique, hot vs cold haemostasis technique, female vs male and age above vs below median for each surgical method indication group. † Adjusted mean difference for each of the four variables (dissection technique, haemostasis technique, sex and age) is presented, with adjustments made for the other three variables