Table 2.

Comparison Between EZ-Close^TM (Right Side) and Hand Suture (Left Side)

Variables	EZ-CloseTM	Hand Suture	p
AWT, mean ± SD, mm	22.4 ± 7.9	22.1 ± 7.6	0.153
Number of attempts, mean ± SD	1.1 ± 0.2	1.1 ± 0.3	0.742
Success of closure, n (%)			<0.001
Yes	47 (87)	27 (50)
No	7 (13)	27 (50)
Closure time, mean ± SD, s	87.9 ± 21.0	128.0 ± 59.0	<0.001

SD, standard deviation; AWT, abdominal wall thickness.