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Table 1 Study group characteristics

From: Nociceptive and stress hormonal state during abdominal, laparoscopic, and vaginal hysterectomy as predictors of postoperative pain perception

 

Total (n = 45)

95 % CI

P value

AH (n = 15)

LH (n = 15)

VH (n = 15)

Age (years)

48.2

45.9–50.4

0.129

51.4 (8.5)

46.6 (5.6)

46.7 (7.2)

BMI (kg/m2)

26.9

25.1–28.7

0.165

28.3 (7.1)

24.5 (4.6)

27.8 (4.7)

Preoperative pain score (VAS)

0.9

0.41–1.35

0.964

0.9 (1.4)

0.9 (1.8)

0.8 (1.5)

ASA I (%)

55.6

 

0.181

73.3

53.3

40.0

General anesthesia and epidural (%)

40.4

 

0.027

53.3

53.3

6.7

Length of surgery (min)

107.3

94.7–119.9

0.005

98.7 (37.2)

134.3 (44.7)

89.1 (30.8)

Blood loss (ml)

195.9

131.6–260.2

0.308

230.7 (245.9)

126.0 (150.9)

231.0 (229.9)

Uterus weight (grams)

291.2

202.6–379.7

0.017

446.6 (447.0)

279.6 (135.6)

147.3 (81.9)

BIS (mean values)

39.9

37.3–42.5

0.213

40.1 (4.5)

37.8 (4.9)

43.3 (8.3)

Atracurium dose (mg)

46.8

40.6–53.1

0.084

55.7 (25.6)

42.5 (14.0)

40.5 (8.0)

Remifentanil dose (μm/kg/h)

12.1

9.2–15.1

0.736

5.4 (3.1)

7.4 (4.2)

4.7 (3.9)

Propofol dose (mg/kg/h)

5.9

4.6–7.2

0.187

5.4 (3.1)

7.4 (5.3)

4.7 (4.4)

  1. Values between brackets are standard deviations. Differences between groups were calculated using one-way ANOVA for continuous variables and chi-square for proportions
  2. AH abdominal hysterectomy, LH laparoscopic hysterectomy, VH vaginal hysterectomy