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Demographics and clinical characteristics
Values are presented as median (range), mean±standard deviation, or number (%).
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; BPH, benign prostatic hyperplasia.
aGroup A: hyperlipidemia (4), BPH (8), hyperthyroidism (1), tuberculous spondylitis (1), and stroke (2); group B: stroke (2), iron deficiency anemia (1), hyperthyroidism (1), Parkinson's disease (2), and BPH (3).
