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Patient characteristics and duration of surgery.
| Bupivacaine (n = 28) |
Levobupivacaine (n = 31) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 41 (14) | 39 (14) | 0.54 |
| Height (cm) | 169 (9) | 173 (7) | 0.06 |
| Weight (kg) | 77 (14) | 77 (13) | 0.99 |
| Gender (M/F ratio) |
19/9 | 26/5 | 0.15 |
| ASA (I/II ratio) | 18/10 | 26/5 | 0.08 |
| Duration of surgery (min) | 26 (16) | 21 (10) | 0.17 |
yr: year; cm: centimetres; kg: kilograms; M: male; F: female; min: minutes.
Data are expressed as means (SD). There were no significant differences.
