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Table 1 Demographic and operative characteristics

From: Intravenous nitroglycerin does not preserve gastric microcirculation during gastric tube reconstruction: a randomized controlled trial

Characteristic

Group

 

Nitroglycerin

NaCl (control)

Male/female (n)

14/2

13/3

Age (years)

62 ± 11

61 ± 9

Operation time (min)

236 ± 52

245 ± 55

Infusion (l)

6.5 ± 1.3*

7.7 ± 1.7

Blood loss (l)

1.1 ± 0.1

1.4 ± 0.2

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± standard error. *P < 0.05 NaCl (control) versus nitroglycerin.
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