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Table 4 Treatment outcomes between the Splash M-knife and control groups after propensity score matching

From: Splash M-knife versus Flush Knife BT in the technical outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer: a propensity score matching analysis

 

ESD-M n = 45

ESD-F n = 45

p value

Usage rate of hemostatic forceps

3 (6.7%)

38 (84.4%)

< 0.001* ‡

Procedure time(min)

   

 Mean ± SD

83.7 ± 48.5

84.2 ± 62.3

0.961¶

 Median(range)

74.0 (21–240)

71.0 (18–410)

0.90§

En bloc resection

44 (100%)

44 (100%)

1‡

Complete resection

43 (95.6%)

44 (100%)

0.494‡

Perforation

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1‡

Post-procedure bleeding

1 (2.2%)

1 (2.2%)

1‡

  1. ESD-M endoscopic submucosal dissection with Splash M-knife, ESD-F endoscopic submucosal dissection with Flush Knife BT, SD standard deviation
  2. p value was calculated using Fisher’s exact test ‡ for categorical data
  3. p value was calculated using the t test ¶ and the Mann-Whitney U test § for continuous data
  4. *significant value