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Table 3 Comparison of venous blood gas analysis of varicocele veins with peripheral vein

From: Pattern of varicocele vein blood gases in patients undergoing microsurgical Varicocelectomy

Items	Veins			p-value
Items	Internal spermatic n = 27	External spermatic n = 9	Peripheral n = 22	p-value
pH	7.38 ± 0.04^a	7.34 ± 0.05^b	7.34 ± 0.04^b	0.004
pO₂ (mm of Hg)	86.36 ± 40.47^a	49.98 ± 7.45^b	52.64 ± 34.01^b	0.002
sO₂ (%)	91.02 ± 7.18^a	81.24 ± 7.30^ab	71.06 ± 18.60^b	< 0.001
pCO₂ (mm of Hg)	36.87 ± 7.02^b	40.03 ± 6.58^b	46.47 ± 7.55^a	< 0.001
HCO₃ (mEq/L)	21.4 ± 3.53^b	21.23 ± 2.91^b	24.60 ± 3.19^a	0.003

Values (mean ± SD) with different superscripts in a same row differ significantly. p and s stand for partial pressure and saturation respectively. n shows the number of blood samples analyzed

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