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. 2019 Nov 15;11(11):1054–1064. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v11.i11.1054

Table 5.

Cost comparison for defect closure

Cost of defect closure
β Standard error Standardization coefficient 95%CI P value
L-EFTR vs S-EFTR 3567.39 2099.27 0.364 (-826.43, 7961.20) 0.106
L-EFTR vs E-EFTR -7278.81 1843.43 -0.591 (-11101.85, -3455.76) 0.001
S-EFTR vs E-EFTR -10098.81 1835.18 -0.785 (-13989.22, -6208.40) < 0.001

Adjusted for sex, age, and tumor size as confirmed using endoscopic ultrasound. L-EFTR: Ligation-assisted endoscopic full-thickness resection; S-EFTR: Snare-assisted endoscopic full-thickness resection; E-EFTR: Endoscopic submucosal dissection-assisted endoscopic full-thickness resection; CI: Confidence interval.