Table 1.

Patient characteristics and duration of surgery

	Group L	Group B	Group C	p value
	(n = 20)	(n = 20)	(n = 20)
Age (yr)	48.1 ± 11.4	45.8 ± 13.3	39.2 ± 14.5	0.092
Sex (M/F)	11 (55) / 9 (45)	7 (35) / 13 (65)	12 (60) / 8 (40)	0.247
BMI	25.4 ± 1.8	25.8 ± 2.9	24.9 ± 2.0	0.489
ASA physical status I/II	12 (60) / 8 (40)	13 (65) / 7 (35)	15 (75) / 5 (25)	0.592
Duration of surgery (min)	99.1 ± 47.9	69.6 ± 32	89.6 ± 51.8	0.114
Duration of anaesthesia (min)	123.5 ± 50.4	88.8 ± 36.3	106.1 ± 51.5	0.053

Values are mean (SD) or n (%)