Table 1 Basic characteristics of patients in the three groups of normal saline, bicarbonate and bupivacaine (marcaine)
Variable | Group | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal saline (n=20) | Bicarbonate (n=19) | Marcaine (n=19) | ||
Sex | ||||
Male (%) | 5 (25.0) | 5 (26.3) | 4 (21.1) | 1.000 |
Female (%) | 15 (75.0) | 14 (73.7) | 15 (78.9) | |
Underline Disease | ||||
No (%) | 16 (80.0) | 13 (68.4) | 16 (84.2) | 0.536 |
Yes (%) | 4 (20.0) | 6 (31.6) | 3 (15.8) | |
Smoking | ||||
No (%) | 19 (95.0) | 17 (89.5) | 19 (100.0) | 1.000 |
Yes (%) | 1 (5.0) | 2 (10.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
Age | ||||
Mean ± SD | 41.20±13.38 | 44.89±11.41 | 46.84±14.46 | 0.401 |
Body mass index | ||||
Mean ± SD | 24.49±7.18 | 25.65±4.01 | 24.56±2.89 | 0.730 |