Table 4.
Saliva sAA activity and cortisol concentration by procedure and sampling time point
| Sampling time point | Suture with Proceed
|
Securestrap Open Fixation Device with Physiomesh Open
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| sAA activity (U/mL) | Baseline | 186.84 (108.67) | 296.86 (218.27) |
| Mid-procedure | 189.75 (167.82) | 266.46 (224.14) | |
| Five minutes post procedure | 166.23 (111.79) | 217.10 (145.54) | |
| Twenty minutes post fixation procedure | 197.72 (98.06) | 226.22 (174.24) | |
| Cortisol concentration (μg/mL) | Baseline | 0.1253 (0.0347) | 0.1836 (0.0960) |
| Mid-procedure | 0.1365 (0.0850) | 0.1709 (0.1364) | |
| Five minutes post procedure | 0.2005 (0.1617) | 0.1912 (0.1281) | |
| Twenty minutes post procedure | 0.2072 (0.1828) | 0.1651 (0.1040) |
Abbreviation: sAA, salivary alpha amylase.