Research Article
Influence of Gelatin-Thrombin Matrix Tissue Sealant on Bacterial Colony Formation and Risk of Pelvic Infection
Table 1
Colony formation of E. coli in PBS or pelvic washings ± GTM.
| | Time | Sample | | Mean colony formation (105 CFU/mL) | Std. deviation | 95% confidence interval for mean | Min. | Max. | Sig. () | | Lower bound | Upper bound |
| | 0 hrs | PBS | 9 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 9.3 | 1.5 |
11.0 |
1.000 | | GTM | 8 | 7.9 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 9.6 | 3.5 |
10.0 | | W | 9 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 9.0 | | | W + GTM | 9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 10.5 | |
| | 2 hrs | PBS | | | | | | | | | | GTM | | | | | | | | | | W | 9 | 6.1 | 10.2 | | 13.9 | 0.0 | 29.5 | | | W + GTM | 9 | 2.3 | 5.4 | | 6.4 | 0.0 | 16.5 | |
| | 4 hrs | PBS | | | | | | | | | | GTM | | | | | | | | | | W | 9 | 12.8 | 27.7 | | 34.1 | 0.0 | 80.0 | | | W + GTM | 9 | 5.6 | 11.2 | | 14.2 | 0.0 | 27.0 | |
| | 20 hrs | PBS | 9 | 9.9 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 12.7 | 6.5 |
16.0 |
0.001 | | GTM | 9 | 147.8 | 35.6 | 120.4 | 175.2 | 70.0 |
195.0 | | W | 9 | 82.9 | 107.8 | 0.1 | 165.8 | 0.0 | 325.0 | | | W + GTM | 9 | 44.6 | 71.4 | | 99.5 | 0.0 | 175.0 | |
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PBS: phosphate-buffered saline.
GTM: gelatin-thrombin matrix tissue sealant.
W: pelvic washings.
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