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Table 1 Patient characteristics in non-fever and fever group

From: Risk factors for postoperative fever after laparoscopic adrenalectomy focusing on hormones produced: a case control study

 

Non-fever group

Fever group

p value

Number of patients

282(69%)

124(31%)

 

Gender

  

0.022*

 Male

120(43%)

68(55%)

 

 Female

162(57%)

56(45%)

 

Age(years)

52.2 ± 12.5

51.5 ± 13.4

0.314

Tumor localization

  

0.258

 Right

102(36%)

47(38%)

 

 Left

174(62%)

77(62%)

 

 Bilateral

6(2%)

0(0%)

 

Previous abdominal surgery

  

0.550

 Yes

62(21%)

24(19%)

 

 No

220(79%)

100(81%)

 

Diabetes

  

0.033*

 Yes

20(7%)

17(14%)

 

 No

262(93%)

107(86%)

 

ASA score

  

0.467

 < 3

152(97%)

81(94%)

 

3

9(3%)

7(6%)

 

BMI

23.01 ± 3.68

22.98 ± 3.71

0.444

Pneumoperitoneum time (min.)

71 ± 46.0

86 ± 52.6

0.005*

Blood loss(ml)

75 ± 47.9

75 ± 47.9

0.061

Tumor size(mm)

25 ± 17.6

24 ± 22.3

0.262

  1. ASA score American Society of Anesthesiologists, BMI body mass index *p<0.05