| Characteristics |
Percutaneous Metal |
Absorbable Subcuticular Staples |
P value |
| BMI (Total) |
37.2 |
32.7 |
0.0007 |
| BMI (Complications) |
42.5 |
42.4 |
0.987 |
| OR Time min (Total) |
61.3 |
53.9 |
0.033 |
| OR Time min (Complications) |
70.2 |
59 |
0.392 |
| Age (Total) |
27.5 |
27.6 |
0.940 |
| Age (Complications) |
27.8 |
26.2 |
0.605 |
| Pre-Op Abx Given |
245 (99%) |
65 (100%) |
1 |
| IAI at Time of Surgery |
7 (2.8%) |
0 (0%) |
0.351 |
| Primary C/S |
108 (43.5%) |
30 (46%) |
0.779 |
| Repeat C/S |
127 (51.2%) |
35 (54%) |
0.780 |
| Tobacco use (total) |
27 (10.9%) |
6 (9.2%) |
0.822 |
| Tobacco use (Complications) |
7 (13.2%) |
2 (40%) |
0.076 |
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