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Table 1 Characteristics of patients at baseline

From: Hemodynamic impact of isobaric levobupivacaine versus hyperbaric bupivacaine for subarachnoid anesthesia in patients aged 65 and older undergoing hip surgery

A. Socio-demographic variables expressed as mean (SD)

 

N

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

Standard deviation

   

AGE (years)

119

60

100

84

7.15

   

WEIGHT (kg)

103

40

120

65

13.02

   

SIZE (cm)

72

140

181

160

7.92

   

BMI (kg/m 2 )

71

12

31

20

3.63

   

B. Socio-demographic variables expressed in percentage (%)

 

Frequency

Percentage

VALID

Man

25

21

     
 

Woman

95

80

     
 

Total

120

100

     

C. Variables related to the main objective

 

BUPI (N =60)

LEVO (N =60)

 

Mean

Standard deviation

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

Standard deviation

Minimum

Maximum

AGE (years)

83

7.24

60

96

85

6.92

66

100

WEIGHT (kg)

66

14.78

44

120

64

11.32

40

90

SIZE (cm)

159

7.83

140

181

160

8.08

140

175

BMI (kg/m 2 )

20

3.57

14

27

20

3.73

12

31

SBP (mmHg)

143

19.50

110

190

156

28.33

100

230

DBP (mmHg)

82

13.74

60

120

79

20.04

50

175

HR ((bpm)

85

17.84

60

150

89

21.27

50

170

Hb (g/dl)

12

1.62

8

16

12

1.61

8

18

SpO 2 (%)

96

3.66

85

100

95

2.75

88

99

D. Clinical variables

 

BUPI (N =60)

LEVO (N =60)

   

N

%

N

%

  
 

GENDER

Man

11

18%

14

23%

  

Woman

49

82%

46

77%

  

BASIC PATHOLOGY

RESPIRATORY

13

22%

8

13%

  

VASCULAR

44

73%

39

65%

  

NEUROLOGICAL

23

38%

24

40%

  

CARDIAC

21

35%

25

42%

  

HEPATIC/RENAL

7

12%

10

17%

  

ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC

31

52%

30

50%

  

HISTORY OF ANTI-PLATELET OR ANTICOAGULANT AGENT

25

42%

26

43%

  

USE PRIOR TO SURGERY: PREMEDICATION

40

67%

51

85%

  
 

TYPE OF HIP FRACTURE

Head neck fracture

0

0%

0

0%

  

Subcapital fracture

21

35%

15

25%

  

Transcervical fracture

0

0%

2

3%

  

Basicervical fracture

6

10%

8

13%

  

Pertrochanteric fracture

28

47%

30

50%

  

Subtrochanteric fracture

4

7%

5

8%

  

DURING SURGERY

OSTEOSYNTHESIS IMPLANT TYPE

Osteosynthesis (OS)

4

7%

2

3%

  

Partial hip prosthesis (PHP)

17

28%

17

28%

  

Total hip prosthesis (THP)

4

7%

2

3%

  

Arthroplasty (ARP)

0

0%

0

0%

  

Dynamic Hip System plates (DHS)

28

47%

25

42%

  

GAMMA plates (GAMMA)

8

13%

8

13%

  

Condylar Nail-Plate s (DCS)

0

0%

0

0%

  

Others (Oth)

0

0%

5

8%

  

SPINAL LEVEL

L2-L3

13

22%

10

17%

  

L3-L4

35

58%

31

52%

  

L4-L5

12

20%

19

32%

  

ANESTHESIC VOLUME

1 ml

4

7%

18

30%

  

1.2 ml

10

17%

36

60%

  

1.3-1.5 ml

32

53%

5

8%

  

>1.5 ml

14

23%

1

2%

  

DOSE OF FENTANYL

5

1

1.7%

0

0%

  

10

52

87%

56

93%

  

15

3

5%

0

0%

  
  1. BUPI = hyperbaric bupivacaine; LEVO = isobaric levobupivacaine; BMI = body mass index; SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure; HR = heart rate; Hb = haemoglobin; SpO2 = partial oxygen saturation; Osteosynthesis (OS); Partial Hip Prosthesis (PHP); Total Hip Prosthesis (THP); Arthroplasty (ARP).
  2. Dynamic Hip System plates (DHS); GAMMA plates (GAMMA); Condylar Nail-Plates (DCS); Others (Oth).