Table 1: Patients demographic, smoking and medical history and type of procedure as its relate to the incidence of membrane perforation and postoperative complications.
|
Number (%) |
Incidence of Membrane Perforation (%) |
Fisher’s Exact Test |
Incidence of Other Complications (%) |
Fisher’s Exact Test |
| Age |
|
|
|
| <45 |
12 (18%) |
3 (25%) |
|
1 (8.3%) |
P=1.000 |
| 45-64 |
37 (55%) |
8 (21%) |
|
5 (13.5) |
|
| >65 |
18 (27%) |
7 (38.9) |
P=0.422 |
2 (11.1%) |
|
| Total |
67 |
|
|
|
|
| Gender |
|
|
|
| Male |
25 (37.3%) |
7 (28.0%) |
P=0.700 |
2 (8.0%) |
|
| Female |
42 (62.7%) |
11 (26.2%) |
|
6 (14.3%) |
P=0.700 |
| Smoking history |
|
|
|
| Non smoker |
59 (88%) |
15 (25.4%) |
P=0.672 |
8 (13.6%) |
P=0.582 |
| Smoker |
8 (11.9%) |
3(37.5%) |
|
0 (0%) |
|
| Medical history |
|
|
|
| Non-significant |
48 (71.6%) |
12 (25%) |
P=0.760 |
7 (14.6%) |
P=0.424 |
| >= 1 medical condition |
19 (23.35%) |
6 (31.6%) |
|
1 (5.3%) |
|
| Procedure |
|
|
|
| Sinus lift alone |
48 (60.75%) |
9 (18.8%) |
P=0.410 |
5 (10.4%) |
P=1.000 |
| Sinus lift + implant |
31 (39.24%) |
9 (29.0%) |
|
3 (9.7%) |
|
| Total |
79 |
18 (22.78%) |
|
8 (10%) |
|