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Table 1 Demographic Data

From: Observations on significant hemodynamic changes caused by a high concentration of epidurally administered ropivacaine: correlation and prediction study of stroke volume variation and central venous pressure in thoracic epidural anesthesia

 

0.75% Ropivacaine (n = 38)

0.375% Ropivacaine (n = 34)

0.20% Ropivacaine (n = 37)

P value

Age (yrs)

63.0 (12.0)

65.5 (17.0)

59.0 (19.3)

0.57

Height (cm)

164.9 (9.6)

162.8 (13.8)

161.0 (13.3)

0.37

Weight (kg)

62.7 (9.9)

62.4 (16.9)

60.6 (16.1)

0.74

Sex, n (%)

0.17

 M

29 (76.3)

19 (55.9)

23 (62.2)

 

 F

9 (23.7)

15 (44.1)

14 (37.8)

 

ASA PS, n (%)

0.24

 I

6 (15.8)

9 (26.5)

12 (32.4)

 

 II

32 (84.2)

25 (73.5)

25 (67.6)

 

Ephedrine, n (%)

16 (42.1)

6 (17.6)

8 (21.6)

0.04

Fasting time (min)

693.8 (178.6)

762.6 (121.2)

749.3 (126.9)

0.09

Mean fluid administration until the end of the study (ml)

972.6 (99.3)

987.9 (105.3)

956.1 (149.9)

0.54

Type of surgery, n (%)

0.82

 Extended cholecystectomy

4 (10.5)

3 (8.8)

8 (21.6)

 

 Hepatectomy

17 (44.7)

15 (44.12)

15 (40.5)

 

 Gastrectomy

9 (23.7)

9 (26.5)

8 (21.6)

 

 Pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodecectomy

8 (21.1)

8 (20.6)

6 (16.2)