Clinical Study

Pre- and Postoperative Evaluation by Photoplethysmography in Patients Receiving Surgery for Lower-Limb Varicose Veins

Table 2

Results of descriptive statistical tests (CH-Botucatu FM, SP, 2012).

Groups compared TestValueProbabilitySignificance

Pre-wo/t × pre-t/t × pre-g/pFriedman38.413<0.0001Significant
Pre-wo/t × pre-t/tDunn’s*−47.000<0.001Significant
Pre-wo/t × pre-t/lDunn’s*−47.500<0.001Significant
Pre-t/t × pre-t/lDunn’s*0.500>0.050Not significant
Post-wo/t × post-wo/tWilcoxon−818.000<0.0001Significant
Post-t/t × post-wo/tWilcoxon−457.0000.0015Significant
Pre-t/l × post-wo/tWilcoxon−566.0000.0003Significant

Dunn’s multiple comparison. Pre-wo/t: preoperative without tourniquet; pre-t/t: preoperative with tourniquet on thigh; pre-t/l: preoperative with tourniquet on leg; post-wo/t: postoperative without tourniquet.