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Table 1 Summary of the demographic features of the study population

From: Prolonged duration of surgery is not a risk factor for postoperative complications in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy: a single center experience in 305 patients

Features

Case number

P-value

Group (I)

Group II

Gender (F:M)

112:18

115:60

0.01

  Percentage

86.2%:13.8%

65.7%:34.3%

Age (mean)

55.6 ± 14.3

51.8 ± 14.2

0.28

  Range

19 – 84

18 – 79

BMI < 25.0

55 (42.3%)

68 (38.9%)

0.69

  25.1 – 30.0

54 (41.5%)

52 (30.3%)

  30.1 – 35.0

14 (10.8%)

41 (23.4%)

  > 35.0

7 (5.4%)

13 (7.4%)

ASA 1 – 2

116 (89.2%)

144 (82.3%)

0.09

  3 – 4

14 (10.8%)

31 (17.7%)

  1. Baseline characteristics of the study population.
  2. F: female, M: male, BMI : body mass index (kg/m2). Significantly more male patients were included in study group.
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Patient Safety in Surgery

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