Table 1: Baseline characteristics.

Variables RM
(N = 25)
Control
(N = 25)
P
Age (years) 41.9 ± 3.7 40.4 ± 4.6 ^ 0.202
Gender Male 8 (32.0%) 9 (36.0%) # 0.765
Female 17 (68.0%) 16 (64.0%)
BMI (kg/m2) 44.4 ± 2.5 44.5 ± 2.7 ^ 0.889
ASA
(n, %)
II 15 (60.0%) 16 (64.0%) # 0.556
III 10 (40.0%) 9 (36.0%)
Hemoglobin (gm/dl) 13.0 ± 1.2 13.4 ± 1.0 ^ 0.155
Surgery duration (minutes) 90.0 ± 8.9 90.8 ± 9.7 ^ 0.763
Anesthesia duration (minutes) 101.0 ± 9.3 101.8 ± 10.1 ^ 0.794

^Independent t-test, #Chi square test