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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Anesthetic experience does not reduce accidental dural puncture in surgical patients: a retrospective case-controlled study

 

Patients with ADP

(n = 35)

Patients without ADP

(n = 69)

P-value

Matched variables

 Age (years)

55 ± 17

55 ± 17

0.92

 Sex (male:female)

13:22

27:42

1.00

 Height (cm)

160 ± 8

160 ± 8

0.90

 Weight (kg)

58 ± 9

58 ± 9

0.98

 BMI (kg/m2)

23 ± 3

23 ± 4

1.00

 ASA-PS

2 [2-2]

2 [2-2]

0.46

 Emergency

5 (14)

6 (8)

1.00

Procedures

 Gynecologic

9 (26)

18 (26)

 

 Caesarean section

8 (23)

16 (23)

 

 Upper abdominal

6 (17)

11 (16)

 

 Lower abdominal

6 (17)

13 (19)

 

 Urologic

5 (14)

8 (16)

 

 Thoracic

1 (3)

3 (4)

 

Non-matched

 Smoking

12 (34)

30 (43)

0.40

 Hypertension

13 (37)

22 (32)

0.66

 Ischemic Heart disease

3 (9)

9 (13)

0.75

 Liver dysfunction

5 (14)

15 (22)

0.44

 Kidney dysfunction

4 (11)

6 (9)

0.73

 Diabetes

2 (6)

9 (13)

0.33

 Dyslipidemia

3 (9)

12 (17)

0.38

 Endocrine disease

7 (20)

3 (4)

0.03

 Psychiatric disorder

6 (17)

6 (9)

0.21

 Foreigner

4 (11)

1 (1)

0.04

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD, median [interquartile range], or number of patients (%). Some patients had more than one comorbidities
  2. ADP Accidental dural puncture, BMI Body mass index, ASA-PS American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status