Intramuscular Administration of Drotaverine Hydrochloride Decreases Both Incidence of Urinary Retention and Time to Micturition in Orthopedic Patients under Spinal Anesthesia: A Single Blinded Randomized Study
Table 3
Summary of analyzed data of women in the study group (group I) and control group (group II).
Variable
Study group (I)
Control group (II)
Age, in years
26 (22–30)
25 (24–27)
Height, in cm
168 (165–173)
169 (165–170)
Body mass, in kg
63 (60–69)
63 (61–66)
Dose of local anesthetic, in mg
16.5 (16–17.5)
16 (16–16.5)
Level of anesthesia, thoracic dermatome
9 (8–10)
10 (10-10)
Duration of anesthesia, in minutes
365 (255–395)
360 (310–420)
Volume of crystalloids transfused during surgery, in mL
1500 (1500–2000)
1500 (1500–2000)
Volume of crystalloids transfused after surgery, in mL
1000 (1000–1500)
1000 (1000-1000)
Time to onset of discomfort/pain, in minutes
230 (188–300)
265 (185–300)
Duration of discomfort/pain, in minutes
60 (15–170)
90 (75–150)
Time to micturition, in minutes
490 (420–595)
520 (410–570)
Time to urinary bladder catheterization, in minutes
240 (constant data)
263 (209–317)
Duration of surgery, in minutes
65 (50–85)
55 (40–75)
Data are presented as mean/95% confidence intervals for mean (data with normal distribution) or median/95% confidence intervals for median (data violating normality assumption).
