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Table 3 Patients characteristics (categories)

From: Determinants of peri-operative blood transfusion in a contemporary series of open prostatectomy for benign prostate hyperplasia

VARIABLE

Number of patients

%

Blood Transfusion

 Transfused

47

23.5

 Not-transfused

153

76.5

Age (n = 198)

 ≤70 yrs

109

55.1

 >70 yrs

89

44.9

Co-Morbidities

 No comorbidities

110

55.0

 Presence of comorbidities

90

45.0

Case Type

 Elective

167

83.5

 Emergency

33

16.5

Status of Surgeon

 Consultant

112

56.0

 Resident

88

44.0

Anaestheisa used

 Spinal anesthesia

164

82.0

 General anaesthesia

28

14.0

 Epidural

8

4.0

Operative Method used

 Transvesical prostatectomy

180

90.0

 Millins retropubic prostatectomy

20

10.0

Operative Prostate weight

 Prostate weight ≤ 100 g

130

65.0

 Prostate weight >100 g

70

35.0

Duration of surgery

 Surgery time ≤ 90mins

95

47.5

 Surgery time > 90mins

105

52.5

Total

200