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Table 1 Comparison of patients characteristics between the study and control groups

From: The safety of early administration of oral fluid following general anesthesia in children undergoing tonsillectomy: a prospective randomized controlled trial

Items

Study group

Control group

P -value

n  = 138

n  = 130

Age (year), mean ± SD

5.76 ± 2.09

5.87 ± 1.96

0.663

Gender (n,%)

  

0.807

 Male

73 (52.9)

71 (54.6)

 

 Female

65 (47.1)

59 (45.4)

 

Weight (Kg), mean ± SD

22.11 ± 8.92

22.44 ± 7.74

0.751

Preoperative fasting time (h), mean ± SD

10.34 ± 2.57

10.43 ± 2.56

0.765

Anesthesia time (min), mean ± SD

68.33 ± 22.80

66.73 ± 21.83

0.558

Time of operation (min), mean ± SD

34.79 ± 14.22

34.97 ± 17.42

0.926

Intraoperative infusion volume (ml), mean ± SD

190.25 ± 120.79

188.58 ± 134.53

0.914

ASA classification (n,%)

  

0.966

 I

7 (5.1)

5 (3.8)

 

 II

127 (92.0)

123 (94.6)

 

 III

4 (2.9)

2 (1.5)