Effectiveness of Fibrin Sealant Patch in Reducing Drain Volume after Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Women with Gynecologic Malignancy

Table 2

Volume of lymphatic drainage and incidence of lymphocele.

Outcome	Group A ()	Group B ()	value
Mean total vol.^1 drained^2 (ml)
Drain vol. day 1			0.099
Drain vol. day 2			0.012
Drain vol. day 3			0.030
Drain vol. day 4			0.306
Drain vol. day 5			0.274
Total volume of drainage			0.015
(from day 2 to 5)
Accumulation			0.011
(from day 1 to 5)
Mean duration of drain (day)			0.207
Mean length of stay (day)			0.282
Discharge with drain	0	0
(people)
Complication	0	0	0.400
Yes	0 (%)	1 (%)
No	27 (%)	17 (%)
Incidence of lymphocele^3
1 month	3/27 (%)	3/18 (%)	0.670
3 months	3/27 (%)	6/18 (%)	0.126

¹Vol.: volume; ²drain: drain from Hemovac for 24 hr; ³incidence of lymphocele: hypodense content with negative −18 Hounsfield unit by computed tomography images; data are expressed as the means ± standard deviation, medians (range), or frequencies (percentages), as appropriate.