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From: Patient eligibility criteria for a surgical treatment that enhances tissue sealing by use of a medicated sponge: observational study ELITE

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Dendrogram illustrating cluster analysis results in 683 patients. Patients were classified using agglomerative hierarchical cluster analysis based on axes from a multiple correspondence analysis. The statistical criteria left a choice between 6 or 9 clusters. Using 9 clusters led to a more specific characterization. The horizontal line identifies possible cut-off levels in the data for choosing the optimal number of groups.

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