Research Article
The Beneficial Impact of Intraoperative Ultrasound on Resection Margin Status during Breast Conserving Surgery
Table 1
Patient demographic and clinical criteria in the two study groups.
| Variables | IOUS groups (n = 40) | Control groups (n = 100) | values |
| Age (years) | 46.50 ± 7.73 | 45.26 ± 8.46 | 0.424 |
| Comorbidities | | | | (i) Diabetes | 3 (7.5%) | 6 (6%) | 0.744 | (ii) Hypertension | 3 (7.5%) | 5 (5%) | 0.565 | (iii) Chronic kidney disease | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | 0.526 |
| Previous treatment | | | | (i) Chemotherapy | 9 (22.5%) | 26 (26%) | 0.666 | (ii) Hormonal therapy | 2 (5%) | 8 (8%) | 0.534 |
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