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Table 2 Intraoperative differences between groups

From: Intraoperative variations of the sphenopalatine artery between epistaxis and non-epistaxis cases: a comparative endoscopic analysis

Variable

Groups

P value

A

B

Mean arterial diameter ± SD (mm)

4.24 ± 0.64

3.18 ± 0.35

0.043

Adherence to mucosa of basal lamella

24 (88.9%)

1 (4%)

< 0.01

Adherence to SP nerve bundle

21 (77.8%)

5 (20%)

< 0.01

Crista ethmoidalis erosion

14 (51.9%)

7 (28%)

0.097

Total of nasal sides

27 (51.9%)

25 (48.1%)

 
  1. *Bold values are significant
  2. SP sphenopalatine