Research Article

“Gauze Technique” in the Treatment of the Fungus Ball of the Maxillary Sinus: A Technique as Simple as It Is Effective

Table 2

Statistical analysis.

No gauzeGauze value (non parametric)

Number of subjects619
Mean age at surgery (SD)43.3 (13.3)57.0 (16.2)0.0697
Mean duration of surgery (SD)105,0 (41.4)73.2 (31.8)0.0466
Mean days of hospitalization (SD)3.2 (1.2)3.2 (1.2)0.9213
Mean SNOT_20 (SD)3.0 (1.6)5.0 (7.6)0.7951
Unpacking timing0.507
No complication number5 (83.3%)19 (100%)0.240