Clinical Study

Secondary Bleedings in Oral Surgery Emergency Service: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Statistical comparisons of patients who were admitted/were not admitted to the hospital.

AdmittedNot admittedStatistical testResults

Total9 (12 (5, 19)1%)67 (88 (81, 95) %)
Mean age (years)6866One-sided t-test, unequal variances/dCohen0.46/0.05
Surgical history
Exodontia6 (9%)62 (91%)Odds ratio/χ2 test/Cramer’s V0.16/0.022
Number of extracted teeth (mean)4.22.7One-sided t-test, unequal variances/dCohen0.14/0.88
Periodontal surgery2 (100%)0 (0%)χ2 test/Cramer’s V<0.0012/0.001
Apicoectomy1 (17%)5 (83%)Odds ratio/χ2 test/Cramer’s V1.55/0.702/0.10
Anticoagulation
Phenprocoumon6 (15%)35 (85%)Odds ratio/χ2 test/Cramer’s V1.83/0.41/0.07
INR (mean)1.801.92One-sided t-test, unequal variances/dCohen/dCohen0.25/0.31
ASA2 (7%)25 (93%)Odds ratio/χ2 test/Cramer’s V0.48/0.37/0.07
ASA + clopidogrel31 (33%)3 (67%)
Dabigatran0 (0%)2 (100%)
Rivaroxaban0 (0%)2 (100%)

195% confidence interval each; 2expected values of the χ2 test too low → limited accuracy; 3due to very small number of cases, no further statistical testing was carried out.