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Intraoperative and perioperative complications of the patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with LigaSure™ and Harmonic Ace®.
| LigaSure™ | Harmonic Ace® | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intraoperative complications (n) | |||
| Omentum bleedings | 25 | 28 | 0.337 |
| Staple line bleedings | 58 | 44 | 0.409 |
| Clips | 45 | 33 | 0.391 |
| Absorbable hemostat | 20 | 26 | 0.156 |
| Postoperative complications (n) | |||
| Hemorrhage | 1 | 1 | 0.924 |
| Abscess | 4 | 2 | 0.509 |
| Leak | 3 | 2 | 0.763 |
| Fever | 4 | 5 | 0.589 |
| Mortality | 0 | 1 | 0.284 |
| Complications needing revision (n) | 2 | 1 | 0.584 |
