Table 3.

Comparison of postoperative wound characteristics between the two groups.

Group	Study group	Control group	t-test	P value
Number of patients	45	45
Wound exudate (severity)	2.71 ± 0.17	0.09 ± 0.12	84.46	<0.001
Hemorrhage (severity)	0.32 ± 0.11	0.64 ± 0.13	12.61	<0.001
Wound healing time (days)	16.51 ± 2.01	22.50 ± 3.50	9.956	<0.001

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.