Table 2 Distribution of the patients’ characteristics related to health and operation.
Variable | Values | Frequency | Percentage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operation site | Cervical | 35 | 26.1 | |||
Lumbar | 99 | 73.9 | ||||
Operation type | Discectomy | 80 | 59.7 | |||
Tumor resection | 40 | 29.9 | ||||
Congenital malformation | 14 | 10.4 | ||||
Diagnosis to operation period (in weeks) | Mean ± SDa (min–max) | 7.15 ± 4.68 (1–7) | ||||
Patient’s weight (kilograms) | Mean ± SD (min–max) | 80.31 ± 7.40 (64–99) | ||||
Patient’s height (centimeters) | Mean ± SD (min–max) | 169.28 ± 7.51 (150–185) | ||||
BMIb (kg/m2) | Mean ± SD (min–max) | 28.17 ± 3.47 (20.52–38.46) | ||||
Yes | No | |||||
Comorbidities | HTNc | 40 | 29.9% | 94 | 70.1 | |
DMd | 33 | 24.6% | 101 | 75.4 | ||
Hormonal issues | 20 | 14.9% | 114 | 85.1 | ||
Others | 13 | 9.7% | 121 | 90.3 | ||
Preoperative medication consumption | NSAIDse | 80 | 59.7% | 54 | 40.3 | |
Paracetamol | 93 | 69.4% | 41 | 30.6 | ||
Muscle relaxants | 73 | 54.5% | 61 | 45.5 | ||
Cortisones | 103 | 76.9% | 31 | 23.1 | ||
Others | 29 | 21.6% | 105 | 78.4 | ||
