Table 3.

Intraoperative data and outcome of patients (mean±standard deviation, number, percentage)

Variables		Vasopressin group (n=97)	Control group (n=97)	P
Number of fibroids	1	53	48	0.565
	2	29	37	0.288
	3	15	12	0.678
Duration of anesthesia (min)		105.30±24.45	113.70±29.40	0.031
Duration of surgery (min)		93.10±17.38	99.19±20.25	0.025
Amount of blood loss (ml)	Intraoperative	615.20±58.70	690.50±77.63	0.001
	Postoperative	152.30±47.28	174.70±58.40	0.003
Blood transfusion	Number of patients	15 (15.46%)	29 (29.89%)	0.025
	Number of P-RBC (units)	1.18±0.57	1.90±0.85	0.001
Haemoglobin (g/dl)		11.48±1.25	11.23±1.17	0.152
Fluids transfusion	Crystalloids (ml)	2540.80±520.34	2760.95±570.52	0.031
	Hesteril 6% (ml)	496.90±55.70	515. 10±60.42	0.029
ECG rhythm changes	Bradycardia (HR <60-50bpm)	17 (17.52%)	5 (5.15%)	0.012
	Severe bradycardia (HR <40-30 bpm)	4 (4.12%)	-	0.129
	Tachycardia (HR >100 bpm)	9 (9.27%)	4 (4.12%)	0.250
	Atrial extrasystole	12 (12.37%)	3 (3.09%)	0.033
	Ventricular extrasystole	4 (4.12%)	-	0.129
Atropine	Number of patients	17 (17.52%)	5 (5.15%)	0.012
	Dose (mg)	0.99±0.43	0.54±0.10	0.001
Hypertension (SAP ≥20% above baseline)		17 (17.52%)	4 (4.12%)	0.005
Hypotension (SAP ≤20% below baseline)		9 (9.27%)	3 (3.09%)	0.136
Arterial oxygen saturation (SPO2) (%)		99.20±021	99.18±0.22	0.992
Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2)(mmHg)		35.73±3.25	35.54±3.42	0.692
Troponin I (ng/ml)		0.41±0.06	0.40±0.08	0.325
Myocardial infarction		-	-
Pulmonary oedema		-	-
Congestive heart failure		-	-
Cardiac arrest			-
Mortality		-	-

*P<0.05 significant comparison between the two groups. SAP : Systolic arterial blood pressure; HR : Heart rate. P-RBC : Packed- red blood cells; ECG:Electrocardiogram