Table 2 Demographic and other clinical data for cholecystectomy patients- gender, age and surgery duration were identical among the three study groups
From: A randomized trial of preoperative oral carbohydrates in abdominal surgery
Study | Placebo | Control | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
n (%) | 22 (100) | 23 (100) | 26 (100) |
M | 6 (27) | 6 (26) | 8 (31) |
F | 16 (73) | 17 (74) | 18 (69) |
Age (years) | |||
Mean | 55.8± 13.5 | 54.8± 15.1 | 59.1± 12.0 |
Surgery duration (hours) | |||
Mean | 1.2 ± 0.4 | 1.2± 0.3 | 1.3± 0.4 |