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Table 1 Distance of stapler from pelvic floor

From: Stapler access and visibility in the deep pelvis: A comparative human cadaver study between a computerized right angle linear cutter versus a curved cutting stapler

Stapler

placement

Stapler used

Distance (cm) from PF median (range)

Distance (cm) from PF mean (std dev)

Mean Effect

P-value

Coronal

RALC

CC

1.0 (0-4.0)

2.0 (0-5.0)

1.4 (1.3)

2.0 (1.2)

-0.54

0.003

Sagittal

RALC

CC

1.6 (0-3.5)

3.3 (0-5.0)

1.5 (1.2)

3.2 (1.6)

-1.70

< 0.0001

  1. PF = pelvic floor
  2. RALC = Right Angle Linear Cutter
  3. CC = Curved Cutter
  4. Covariates included investigator and cadaver indicators.