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Table 2 Intraoperative observations and outcome

	Group A(n = 10)	Group B(n = 9)	Total
Grade of injury (IV, V, respectively)	6, 4	5, 4	11, 8
Mean blood transfusion (unit)*	3 (2–6)	8 (7–12)	6,2 (2–12)
The timing of packing removal (days, 0/1^th*/2^nd) (patient number, respectively)	1/8/1	4,2,3	5(26%), 10(52%), 4(21%)
Surgical procedure
Simple saturation & homeostasis	7	6^α	13(68.4%)
Segmental resection	3	4^γ	7(36.8%)
Additive procedures	2	3	5(26.3%)
ICU stay, days (mean, range)*	10,7 ± 2 (8–16)	15,6 ± 4 (11–22)
Mean length of hospital stay, days	30,7 ± 8 (18–49)	36,1 ± 9(23–51)
Postoperative mortality	2(20%)	4(44%)	6(31.5%)

ICU: intensive care unite, ^α : one of them died intraoperatively, ^γ: two of them underwent vascular repair,
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