Table 1 Demographics variables.

From: Fibrin-coated collagen fleece versus absorbable dural sealant for sellar closure after transsphenoidal pituitary surgery: a comparative study

Demographics variables

Tachosil application group

DuraSeal packing group

p value

Number of patients

61

137

 

Male (%)

29 (47.5%)

68 (49.6%)

0.878

Mean age, year ± SD

50.7 ± 14.6

50.7 ± 14.6

1.000

Histopathologic diagnoses

Nonfunctioning adenomas

30 (49.2%)

72 (52.6%)

0.760

Functioning adenomas

23 (37.7%)

50 (36.5%)

0.875

Apoplexies

0 (0%)

4 (2.9%)

0.314

Unknown diagnoses (loss of sample, hemorrhage, insufficient sampling)

8 (13.1%)

11 (8.1%)

0.302