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Table 3 Mean time between incision and prophylaxis and average length of operation in both groups

From: Antibiotic prophylaxis for caesarean section at a Ugandan hospital: a randomised clinical trial evaluating the effect of administration time on the incidence of postoperative infections

Variable

Overall

Pre-incision

Post-incision

Mean difference

P value

Time difference between prophylaxis and incision (minutes)

19.40 (13.18)

26.09 (9.67)

13.00 (12.93)

13.09

0.001

Length of operation (minutes)

60.71 (120.7)

56.49 (168.6)

64.74 (36.9)

8.25

0.478

  1. The data are presented as mean (standard deviation).