Table 1 Baseline demographic and perioperative characteristics of the patients
General anesthesia group n = 23 | Spinal anesthesia group n = 23 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 63 | 63 | 0.54 |
Gender (M/F) | 13/10 | 6/17 | 0.02 |
BMI (mean) | 27 | 26 | 0.02 |
ASA physical status I/II/III (n) | 8/12/3 | 10/10/3 | 0.74 |
Diabetes, n (%) | 2 (9) | 4 (17) | 0.34 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 4 (17) | 6 (26) | 0.26 |
Coronary and/or chronic heart disease, n (%) | 3 (13) | 1 (4) | 0.16 |
Renal insufficiency, n (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 0.22 |
Liver cirrhosis, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | / |
Cancer, n (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 0.22 |
Active smoker, n (%) | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 0.97 |
Asthma, n (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 0.22 |
COPD, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | / |
Mean duration surgery ± SD (min) | 99 ± 23 | 96 ± 36 | 0.39 |
NRS on postoperative D1 Median (IQR) | 2 (1–3) | 1 (0–3) | 0.61 |
Hospital length of stay—days median (IQR) | 3.5 (3–6) | 3 (3–5) | 0.41 |
Normative handgrip strength ± SD (% of normal) | 83 ± 21 | 77 ± 19 | 0.28 |
Normative MIP value ± SD (%of normal) | 54 ± 24 | 52 ± 28 | 0.56 |
EQ5D-5L index Mean (SD) | 0.81 (0.09) | 0.78 (0.08) | 0.30 |