Table 1 Demographic and perioperative characteristics of the study patients.

From: Changes in diaphragmatic excursion and lung compliance during gynaecologic surgery: open laparotomy versus laparoscopy—a prospective observational study

 

Open (n = 18)

Laparoscope (n = 18)

P

Age (years)

45.5 ± 9.6

49.4 ± 9.0

0.212

Body mass index (kg/m2)

21.4 ± 2.5

22.8 ± 3.5

0.158

Hypertension

2 (11.1%)

2 (11.1%)

 > 0.999

Diabetes mellitus

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

Other systemic diseases

3 (16.7%)

3 (16.7%)

 > 0.999

Hospital stay (days)

10.2 ± 7.3

10.2 ± 7.9

0.983

Intraoperative data

Operative time (min)

184.3 ± 72.9

226.1 ± 68.0

0.085

Admitted crystalloid (ml)

1819.4 ± 940.1

2352.8 ± 789.2

0.074

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or number (percentage).
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