Table 2 Subgroup analysis of patients with stapled hemorrhoidopexy and hemorhoidectomy.

From: Comparison the effect of gelatin sponge and epinephrine-soaked gauze for hemostasis and pain control after hemorrhoidal surgery

Baseline characteristics

Stapled hemorrhoidopexy

P value

Milligan-Morgan Hemorrhoidectomy

P value

Epinephrine

n = 119

Gelatin sponge

n = 118

Epinephrine

n = 24

Gelatin sponge

n = 30

Age, mean (SD)

48.9

(13.1)

47.0

(11.6)

0.25a

48.6

(18.0)

48.6

(14.2)

0.99a

Sex, n

0.06b

    

0.55b

 Men

58

(48.7%)

43

(36.4%)

 

14

(58.3%)

15

(50%)

 

 Women

61

(51.3%)

75

(63.6%)

 

10

(41.7%)

15

(50%)

 

BMI, mean (SD)

24.4

(4.29)

24.2

(4.5)

0.68a

24.0

(3.4)

23.9

(4.2)

0.92a

HTN, n (%)

18

(15.1%)

22

(18.6%)

0.47b

5

(20.8%)

7

(23.3%)

0.83b

DM, n (%)

5

(4.2%)

8

(6.8%)

0.39b

3

(12.5%)

2

(6.7%)

0.47b

Hemorrhoid grade, n (%)

0.06b

    

0.70b

 III

37

(31.1%)

26

(22.0%)

 

5

(20.8%)

5

(16.7%)

 

 IV

82

(68.9%)

92

(78.0%)

 

19

(79.2%)

25

(83.3%)

 

Symptoms, n (%)

 Bleeding

67

(56.3%)

57

(48.3%)

0.19b

10

(41.7%)

18

(60%)

0.19b

 Prolapse

90

(75.6%)

98

(83.1%)

0.20b

14

(58.3%)

21

(70%)

0.38b

 Pain

55

(46.2%)

54

(45.8%)

0.90b

15

(62.5%)

21

(70%)

0.57b

Duration, n (%)

0.94c

    

0.98c

 < 1 month

21

(17.6%)

18

(15.3%)

 

6

(25%)

8

(26.7%)

 

 1–12 months

19

(16.0%)

26

(13.6%)

 

5

(20.8%)

5

(16.7%)

 

 > 12 months

79

(66.4%)

74

(62.7%)

 

13

(54.2%)

17

(56.7%)

 

Previous treatment, n (%)

6

(5.0%)

8

(6.8%)

0.57b

2

(8.3%)

4

(14.81%)

0.57b

ASA score, n

0.14c

    

0.91c

 I

53

(44.5%)

65

(55.1%)

 

10

(41.7%)

14

(46.7%)

 

 II

66

(55.5%)

52

(44.1%)

 

14

(58.3%)

15

(50.%)

 

 III

  

1

(0.8%)

   

1

(3.3%)

 

Anesthesia, n (%)

0.66b

    

0.99b

 General

2

(1.7%)

2

(1.7%)

      

 Spinal

117

(98.3%)

116

(98.3%)

 

24

(100%)

30

(100%)

 

40 mg parecoxib administration times

1.8

(1.2)

1.8

(1.3)

0.78

1.7

(1.6)

1.6

(1.4)

0.87a

  1. BMI body mass index, DM diabetes mellitus, HTN hypertension, QID quarter in die, SD standard deviation.
  2. at test.
  3. bChi-square test.
  4. cFisher exact test.