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Table 1 Demographic characteristics, ASA status, duration of surgery, dose of anesthetics and DSCSA (Mean ± SD)

From: Dural sac cross-sectional area is a highly effective parameter for spinal anesthesia in geriatric patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate: a prospective, double blinded, randomized study

 

Group C

(n = 30)

Group U

(n = 30)

P-value

Age (years)

78.3 ± 5.8

77.4 ± 5.5

0.555

Height (cm)

169.0 ± 6.9

169.6 ± 7.2

0.771

Weight (kg)

65.9 ± 8.9

66.0 ± 8.6

0.977

ASA(I / II / III)

16/10/ 4

18 /9/ 3

0.855

Duration of surgery (min)

92.4 ± 17.8

86.2 ± 19.3

0.354

DSCSA( mm2)

106.8 ± 8.2

102.5 ± 7.6

0.924

Dose of bupivacaine (mg)

10.0 ± 0.0

6.7 ± 1.6

< 0.001

  1. ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, DSCSA dural sac cross-sectional area
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BMC Anesthesiology

ISSN: 1471-2253

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