Table 4 Comparison of techniques with associated complication rates
Number of patients treated with particular technique | Number of described types of complications | Total number of complications | Complication rate among patients treated with each particular technique | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Original technique (S.C.—Stéphane Costes) | 50 | 1 | 3 | 6% |
Modified Lemaire | 371 | 8 | 28 | 7.5% |
MacIntosh | 153 | 1 | 1 | 0.6% |
Modified Ellison | 25 | 1 | 1 | 4% |
Modified Coker-Arnold | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Unspecified technique | 478 | 2 | 14 | 2.9% |