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Table 8 Frequency of the wound foul smell in the follow-up visits in two groups

From: Does application of honey improve surgical outcome in pilonidal cyst excision with secondary intention healing? A prospective randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial

Follow-up visits (days)/number and percentage of the patients

7

15

30

45

60

90

Intervention group

7 (29.1%)

2 (8.3%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Placebo-controlled group

4 (20.8%)

2 (8.3%)

2 (8.3%)

1 (4.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

P value

0.313

1.000

0.155

0.323

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