Table 2 Comparison between the right (injection) side and left (no-injection) side in each group regarding endoscopic findings
Variable | Right side | Left side | Statistical test | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | ||||
Group I (coblation group) | |||||||
Crustings At 1 week | Absent | 12 | 30 | 5 | 12.5 | 6.4601 | 0.04 |
Mild | 23 | 57.5 | 22 | 55 | |||
Severe | 5 | 12.5 | 13 | 32.5 | |||
Gangrene At 3 weeks | Present | 1 | 2.5 | 2 | 5 | Fisher exact test P = 1 | |
Absent | 39 | 97.5 | 38 | 95 | |||
Group II (diathermy group) | |||||||
Crustings At 1 week | Absent | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2.5 | 8.9991 | 0.011 |
Mild | 24 | 60 | 14 | 35 | |||
Severe | 12 | 30 | 25 | 62.5 | |||
Gangrene At 3 weeks | Present | 3 | 7.5 | 10 | 25 | 4.5006 | 0.034 |
Absent | 37 | 92.5 | 30 | 75 | |||