[Table/Fig-1]:
Preoperative baseline parameters.
| Parameters | Tourniquet n = 24 |
Vasopressin n = 24 |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age(years) | |||
| Range | 26-40 | 27-40 | 0.946 |
| Median | 33.4±4.22 | 33.5±4.23 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 20 (83.33%) | 21 (87.50%) | 1.000* |
| Unmarried | 4 (16.67%) | 3 (12.50%) | |
| Parity | |||
| Nullipara | 19 (79.17%) | 18 (75%) | - |
| Primipara | 5 (20.83%) | 6 (25%) | |
| Fibroid type: | |||
| Intramural | 12 (50%) | 13 (54.17%) | 0.952 |
| Submucosal | 9 (37.50%) | 8 (33.33%) | |
| Subserosal | 3 (12.50%) | 3 (12.50%) | |
| Fibroid volume (cc): | |||
| Range | 68.4 – 130.7 | 65.7 – 138 | 0.994 |
| Mean | 105.9±18.77 | 105.8±21.61 | |
| Fibroid size(wk): | |||
| Range | 10-16 | 10-16 | 0.621 |
| Mean | 14.1±1.72 | 13.8±1.76 | |
| Pre- Op. Haemoglobin (g/dl): | |||
| Range | 9.8-11.5 | 9.7-11.4 | 0.515 |
| Mean | 10.5±0.50 | 10.5±0.47 | |
| Pre- Op. Haematocrit (%): | |||
| Range | 29.5 - 34.6 | 29.5 – 35 | 0.808 |
| Mean | 31.8±1.44 | 31.7±1.51 | |
* p-value calculated by Fisher’s exact test 2-tailed.