Table 1.
Baseline demographics
| Lignocaine (n = 37) |
Saline (n = 38) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 61 (6.3) | 60 (7.6) | 0.38 |
| Weight (kg) | 85 (14.1) | 83 (11.9) | 0.43 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28 (5.05) | 26 (3.53) | 0.80 |
| ASA class | |||
| I | 24 (65%) | 26 (68%) | 0.74 |
| II | 13 (35%) | 12 (32%) | 0.74 |
| III | 0 | 0 | |
| Gleason scores | 7 (0.86) | 7 (0.62) | 0.91 |
| PSA (ng/mL) | 8.7 (5.02) | 7 (4.85) | 0.54 |
| Co-morbidities | 15 (40.5%) | 12 (31.6%) | 0.42 |
| Hypertension | 10 (27.0%) | 9 (23.7%) | 0.74 |
| Diabetes | 1 (2.6%) | 3 (7.9%) | 0.32 |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 1 (2.6%) | 0 | 0.31 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 1 (2.6%) | 0 | 0.31 |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 0 | 0 | |
| Renal impairment | 0 | 0 | |
| Duration of surgery | 155.7 min | 141.6 min | 0.13 |
Values are mean (SD) and number (proportion)