Table 1. Preoperative characteristics, incidence of chronic diseases, type and duration of surgery and anesthesia, use of epidural analgesia.
Data are represented as median (range), mean ± SD or number (%). Two patients had 2 types of surgery.
| Baseline characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 62 (27–80) |
| Weight (kg) | 69.5 ± 15.5 |
| Height (cm) | 169.5 ± 9.0 |
| Sex (female/male) | 32/50 (39.0/60.9) |
| American Society of Anesthesiologists Score 2/3 | 44 (53.6)/ 38 (46.3) |
| Chronic diseases | |
| Cirrhosis | 3 (3.6) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 4 (4.8) |
| Hypertension | 31 (37.8) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 14 (17.0) |
| Coronary artery disease | 7 (8.5) |
| Other cardiomyopathy | 6 (7.3) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 6 (7.3) |
| Preoperative biological values | |
| Hemoglobin (g dL−1) | 12.6 ± 2.0 |
| Serum creatinine (mg dL−1) | 0.96 ± 0.3 |
| Type of surgery | |
| Upper gastrointestinal | 12 (14.6) |
| Hepato-biliary | 26 (31.7) |
| Lower gastrointestinal | 46 (56.1) |
| Laparoscopic approach | 10 (12.2) |
| Duration of surgery (min) | 298 ± 139.5 |
| Duration of anesthesia (min) | 351 ± 141.5 |
| Epidural analgesia | 62 (75.6) |