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