Comparison of the safety and efficacy of three superficial skin closure methods for multi-layer wound closure in total knee arthroplasty: a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Comparison of three groups in terms of clinical parameters

Parameters	Group 1 (2-octyl)	Group 2 (n-butyl-2)	Group 3 (non-adhesive)	P-value
Preoperative
Hb (g/L)	130.38 ± 13.74	129.43 ± 10.39	127.64 ± 12.27	0.669
Alb (g/L)	39.96 ± 2.77	40.25 ± 2.66	41.08 ± 2.46	0.207
PLT (10⁹/L)	216.75 ± 52.96	212.57 ± 64.94	207.06 ± 55.17	0.797
CRP (mg/L)	2.66 ± 3.26	5.76 ± 10.42	2.67 ± 3.69	0.253
ESR (mm/H)	11.38 ± 6.56	12.17 ± 13.37	10.64 ± 6.37	0.579
Postoperative day 1
Hb (g/L)	118.66 ± 13.34	122.17 ± 12.93	119.85 ± 12.17	0.328
Alb (g/L)	36.81 ± 2.83	37.53 ± 2.86	38.69 ± 2.62	0.026^a
PLT (10⁹/L)	199.66 ± 57.52	207.11 ± 60.76	201.39 ± 53.25	0.855
CRP (mg/L)	21.00 ± 18.20	22.95 ± 22.10	21.22 ± 14.95	0.792
ESR (mm/H)	23.69 ± 20.38	17.22 ± 15.20	18.61 ± 12.40	0.224
Postoperative day 3
Hb (g/L)	112.74 ± 14.37	111.36 ± 23.28	115.13 ± 15.67	0.667
Alb (g/L)	37.05 ± 3.74	35.99 ± 7.17	37.69 ± 2.61	0.749
PLT (10⁹/L)	193.08 ± 62.56	196.25 ± 59.20	177.61 ± 48.85	0.483
CRP (mg/L)	27.63 ± 24.92	30.92 ± 34.52	31.83 ± 42.80	0.734
ESR (mm/H)	22.00 ± 14.03	19.76 ± 14.23	19.73 ± 10.61	0.768

Hb Hemoglobin, Alb Albumin, CRP C-reactive protein, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, PLT Platelets
^aIndicates statistical significance. (statistically significant difference)

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