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Table 1 Demographic data and clinical information

	Knee group	Hernia group	LCC^*group	Shoulder group
	(n = 44)	(n = 43)	(n = 33)	(n = 23)
Age (yr), median (range)	54 (19 – 84)	54 (25 – 74)	51 (20 – 65)	49 (23 – 58)
Age group (yr)
16 – 44	23	21	27	35
45 – 64	64	60	70	65
65 – 74	11	19	3	0
75 – 84	2	0	0	0
Sex (male/female)	45/55	91/9	24/76	70/30
ASA status^** (1/2/3)	50/50/0	42/49/9	61/36/3	61/35/4
Type of anesthesia
General	12	28	100	61
Local		37
Spinal	86	35
Interscalne				39
Missing	2
Operating surgeon
Specialist/resident	68/32	72/28	85/15	91/9
Unplanned admission	2.3	9.3	18	17

Demographic data and clinical information of different study groups. Figures are shown as percentage (%), unless otherwise stated. ^*LCC = laparoscopic cholecystectomy, ^**ASA status = American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification system.

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