Table 4.

Preoperative laboratory results of the two groups.

Parameters	Overall (n = 1260)	General anesthesia (n = 1043)	Intravenous sedation (n = 217)	P-value†
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	14.23 ± 1.49	14.26 ± 1.46	14.08 ± 1.65	0.104
Hematocrit (%)	42.13 ± 3.83	42.21 ± 3.77	41.77 ± 4.07	0.126
Platelet count (× 109/L)	259.72 ± 55.51	259.42 ± 56.11	261.18 ± 52.63	0.670
aPTT (seconds)	35.74 ± 4.25	35.95 ± 4.13	34.71 ± 4.68	< 0.001
INR	1.01 ± 0.09	1.01 ± 0.08	1.02 ± 0.11	0.290
PT (seconds)	99.27 ± 10.52	99.36 ± 10.43	98.85 ± 10.95	0.523
Neutrophil (cells/μL)	3476.79 ± 1270.31	3515.14 ± 1314.25	3292.45 ± 1015.93	0.006
ESR (mm/h)	9.15 ± 9.17	9.11 ± 9.00	9.38 ± 10.01	0.691
Calcium (mg/dL)	9.35 ± 0.37	9.35 ± 0.38	9.32 ± 0.31	0.250
Phosphorus (mg/dL)	3.59 ± 0.45	3.6 ± 0.46	3.56 ± 0.43	0.177
Glucose (mg/dL)	93.21 ± 11.67	92.97 ± 12.00	94.37 ± 9.88	0.106
BUN (mg/dL)	11.79 ± 3.16	11.76 ± 3.14	11.92 ± 3.29	0.502
Uric acid (mg/dL)	5.23 ± 1.44	5.26 ± 1.46	5.09 ± 1.31	0.103
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	189.13 ± 29.22	189.13 ± 30.45	189.11 ± 22.44	0.989
Total protein (g/dL)	7.43 ± 0.38	7.44 ± 0.38	7.33 ± 0.36	< 0.001
Albumin (g/dL)	4.54 ± 0.29	4.53 ± 0.29	4.59 ± 0.27	0.004
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.84 ± 0.50	0.83 ± 0.47	0.90 ± 0.59	0.101
Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L)	42.45 ± 34.17	44.17 ± 31.53	34.14 ± 43.88	0.002
Aspartate transaminase (IU/L)	21.97 ± 11.14	21.82 ± 10.62	22.68 ± 13.36	0.300
Alanine transaminase (IU/L)	23.18 ± 21.04	22.92 ± 21.28	24.40 ± 19.85	0.348
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.84 ± 0.16	0.84 ± 0.16	0.83 ± 0.15	0.324
Sodium (mEq/L)	140.91 ± 1.73	140.95 ± 1.73	140.76 ± 1.72	0.151
Potassium (mEq/L)	4.29 ± 0.32	4.29 ± 0.32	4.30 ± 0.33	0.713
Chloride (mEq/L)	103.65 ± 1.77	103.61 ± 1.77	103.85 ± 1.75	0.077

aPTT activated partial thromboplastin time, INR international normalized ratio, PT prothrombin time, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, BUN blood urea nitrogen, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase.

^†Independent t-test was performed.