Table 1. Patient information using different methods of skull base reconstruction.

Title	Observation group ( n  = 31)	Control group ( n  = 34)	p -Value
Lumbar drainage	1	4	0.358
CSF leak	0	6	0.025 a
Re-operation	0	2	0.493
Meningitis	1	4	0.358
Pulmonary infection	1	3	0.612
Nasal exudation	3.1 ± 0.9 d	6.1 ± 2.1 d	<0.0001 a
Bed rest	4.5 ± 1.0 d	7.3 ± 2.5 d	<0.0001 a
Hospitalization	7.2 ± 0.7 d	9.5 ± 1.4 d	<0.0001 a

Abbreviation: CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.

^ap -Value < 0.05 for CSF leak and p  < 0.0001 for nasal exudation, bed rest and hospitalization.

Note: Student's t -test or Fisher's exact test is performed if appropriate.