A prospective pilotstudy comparing the anesthetic effects of an alpha-2 agonist during holmium laser resection of the prostate and transurethral resection for prostate surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia patients using selective alpha-1 blockers

Table 2 Demographic data and patient characteristics

	Group N (n = 37)	Group T (n = 32)	p-value
Age (yr)	63.3 ± 8.2	65.5 ± 7.3	0.253
Height (cm)	168.4 ± 7.4	167.5 ± 4.6	0.541
Weight (kg)	69.5 ± 10.3	68.5 ± 6.8	0.625
Duration of tamsulosin use (month)	0	30.3 ± 28.5	ns
Type of Operation
TURP	15	6	ns
HoLEP	22	26	ns
ASA class
I	7	6	ns
II	30	26	ns

Results are expressed as means (SD) or numbers of patients. There are no significant statistical differences

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