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Table 1 Summary of Responses from 18 Melanoma Patients Who Had Previous Inguino-femoral Lymph Node Dissection (ILND)

From: Fibrin sealant does not decrease seroma output or time to drain removal following inguino-femoral lymph node dissection in melanoma patients: A randomized controlled trial (NCT00506311)

Variable

No.

Median age, years (range)

56.3 (42–84)

Sex, male/female, no. patients

9/9

Median time to postoperative drain removal, days (range)

20.5 (5–35)

Time of daily care for draina, minutes (range)

60 (10–120)

No. patients with WTPa = $100

15

No. patients with WTPa = $500

5

WTPa, dollars (range)

175 (0–550)

 

No. of patients

% of total

% of patients ≥ 3

Discomfort

  

56

   1 = Not a problem

4

22

 

   2 = Mild problem

4

22

 

   3 = Moderate problem

7

39

 

   4 = Moderately severe problem

2

11

 

   5 = Severe problem

1

6

 

Getting dressed

  

67

   1 = Not a problem

3

17

 

   2 = Mild problem

3

17

 

   3 = Moderate problem

4

22

 

   4 = Moderately severe problem

6

33

 

   5 = Severe problem

2

11

 

Bathing

  

78

   1 = Not a problem

3

17

 

   2 = Mild problem

1

6

 

   3 = Moderate problem

8

44

 

   4 = Moderately severe problem

1

6

 

   5 = Severe problem

5

28

 

Sleeping

  

72

   1 = Not a problem

5

28

 

   2 = Mild problem

0

0

 

   3 = Moderate problem

7

39

 

   4 = Moderately severe problem

4

22

 

   5 = Severe problem

2

11

 

Importance of reducing number of days that drain in place

  

61

   1 = Not at all important

4

22

 

   2 = Slightly important

3

17

 

   3 = Moderately important

4

22

 

   4 = Very important

6

33

 

   5 = Critically important

1

6

 
  1. aWTP, Willingness-to pay with out-of pocket dollars for a reduction in drain time of 4 days.