Table 3 In-Vivo Laparotomy Phase Results
Manual search (n = 15) | MSF (n = 34) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Needle size | 9 mm | 8 (53.3%) | 16 (47.0%) | 0.69 |
26 mm | 7 (46.7%) | 18 (52.9%) | ||
Needle present | 9 (60%) | 22 (64.7%) | 0.75 | |
Needle absent | 6 (40%) | 12 (35.3%) | ||
Success: all | 7/15 (46.7%) | 33/34 (97.0%) | < 0.001 | |
Success if needle present | 2/9 (22.2%) | 21/22 (95.4%) | 0.002 | |
Success if needle absent | 5/6 (83.3%) | 12/12 (100%) | 0.15 | |
Time to determine (minutes) | 3.9 ± 1.4 | 2.0 ± 1.5 | < 0.001 |