Evidence for Negative Effects of Elevated Intra-Abdominal Pressure on Pulmonary Mechanics and Oxidative Stress

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of the patients and operation-anesthesia durations of groups.

	Laparoscopy group	Abdominal wall hernia group
Age (year)	42.61 ± 3.08	43.30 ± 2.61	0.414
Weight (kg)	66.91 ± 5.61	67.48 ± 5.88	0.741
Sex (female/male)	14/9	12/11	0.562
ASA I/II	13/10	11/12	0.565
Operation duration (min)	58.09 ± 2.57	58.61 ± 3.15	0.542
Anesthesia duration (min)	67.70 ± 2.81	68.78 ± 2.96	0.210

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.