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Table 3 Intraoperative patient status and duration of prophylactic agent in patients who underwent orthopedic surgery at the comprehensive specialized hospital of Wolaita Sodo University from February 28/2020–August 28, 2020

From: The effect of ketamine versus tramadol on prophylactic post-spinal shivering in those patients undergoing orthopedic surgery: a prospective cohort study design, 2020

Characteristic

Ketamine group (n = 258)

Tramadol group (n = 258)

P-value

Total intravenous fluid used in ml (mean ± SD)

987.29 ± 222.15

1032.17 ± 460.11

0.159

Blood loss during surgery in ml (mean ± SD)

103.28 ± 62.73

108.43 ± 60.50

0.342

Duration of prophylactive agent in minutes (mean ± SD)

54.15 ± 7.96

51.32 ± 8.59

0.001

  1. n Number of patients, ml Milliliter, data presented as mean ± SD, P-value < 0.05 considered as significant