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. 2017 Nov 13;5(2):128–134. doi: 10.1016/j.ijvsm.2017.10.002

Table 2.

Mean daily percentage wound contraction in electroscalpel and cold scalpel induced wounds in rats.

Day Electro-scalpel
Cold Scalpel
SSD Control Honey SSD Control Honey
1. 6.75 ± 0.86a 4.99 ± 2.64a 7.26 ± 1.48a 16.87 ± 7.39a 7.60 ± 3.21a 9.76 ± 3.95a
2. 10.21 ± 4.31a 7.91 ± 2.24a 9.01 ± 4.72a 31.56 ± 4.51b 19.82 ± 12.35b 16.27 ± 4.69a
3. 11.26 ± 3.89a 11.40 ± 6.10a 11.32 ± 4.84a 7.6 ± 12.788c 27.87 ± 11.59b 20.53 ± 5.80b
4. 16.12 ± 9.19a 12.90 ± 3.62a 13.49 ± 5.52a 47.30 ± 16.05d 32.74 ± 6.99b 33.18 ± 6.17b
5. 21.82 ± 11.35b 18.91 ± 10.53a 19.31 ± 6.39b 66.98 ± 3.32d 47.44 ± 11.29c 38.10 ± 3.98b
6. 24.60 ± 17.53b 21.48 ± 16.45b 21.55 ± 7.89b 78.22 ± 14.58d 51.57 ± 20.22c 47.55 ± 11.09c
7. 19.19 ± 8.46b 16.58 ± 4.95a 19.09 ± 1.14b 88.81 ± 9.67d 60.69 ± 23.90c 47.55 ± 11.09c
8. 20.76 ± 7.31b 19.28 ± 2.96b 20.74 ± 4.02b 97.22 ± 5.56d 64.56 ± 18.52c 59.46 ± 16.42c
9. 24.10 ± 5.41b 20.75 ± 5.84b 22.31 ± 4.19b 97.22 ± 5.56d 68.31 ± 16.53c 69.55 ± 17.73c
10. 25.67 ± 8.29b 23.70 ± 4.72b 26.28 ± 2.77b 99.3 ± 8.30d 69.70 ± 24.92c 75.48 ± 15.82c
11. 26.79 ± 2.52b 23.61 ± 1.96b 31.77 ± 11.65b 101 ± 12.0d 80.43 ± 27.68d 87.94 ± 17.06d
12. 33.48 ± 3.15b 26.74 ± 6.39b 39.71 ± 14.56c 98 ± 12.0d 80.00 ± 18.1d 90 ± 14.14d
13. 40.02 ± 3.57c 29.86 ± 10.80b 39.71 ± 14.56c 110 ± 7.70d 83.34 ± 23.57d 96.67 ± 4.72d
14. 43.75 ± 8.84c 29.86 ± 10.80b 44.71 ± 21.63c 100 ± 9.00d 103 ± 12.00d 100 ± 8.00d

Values with different superscript are significant across rows and columns at α = 0.05.

SSS = Silver sulphadiazine.