Table 1 |
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Characteristics of trial patients and non-randomised patients |
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Women |
Age, years |
Acute operation |
Acute cholecystitis |
Pancreatitis |
Jaundice |
Malignancy |
Associated diseases |
ASA III+IV |
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n |
n |
% |
Mean |
SD |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
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Trial patients |
724 |
501 |
69.2 |
50.6 |
15.6 |
106 |
14.6 |
72 |
8.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
154 |
21.3 |
28 |
3.9 |
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Non-randomised patients |
993 |
657 |
66.2 |
56.5 |
19.1 |
516 |
52.0 |
405 |
40.8 |
53 |
5.4 |
140 |
14.1 |
27 |
2.7 |
336 |
33.8 |
99 |
14.1 |
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p = 0.18 |
p < 0.001 |
p < 0.001 |
p < 0.001 |
p < 0.001 |
p < 0.001 |
p < 0.001 |
p < 0.001 |
p < 0.001 |
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Ros et al. BMC Surgery 2006 6:17 doi:10.1186/1471-2482-6-17 |
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