Table 2 Comparison of surgical outcomes after propensity score matching
Surgical outcomes | General anesthesia (N = 42) | Spinal anesthesia (N = 21) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total operation time, minutes | 41.98 ± 20.13 | 41.05 ± 12.9 | 0.827 | ||
Time spent in the operating room | 60.45 ± 15.2 | 58.75 ± 13.8 | 0.734 | ||
Pneumoperitoneum time, minutes | 27.29 ± 19.33 | 28.71 ± 12.2 | 0.725 | ||
PCA use | 23 | (54.8) | 5 | (23.8) | < 0.001 |
Opioid dosage, mg | 25.0 ± 29.73 | 23.81 ± 40.68 | 0.895 | ||
Immediate post-op antiemetic use | 27 | (64.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 0.0017 |
Additional antiemetic use | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (4.8) | 0.3333 |
Intraoperative hypotension (lower than 90/60 mm Hg) | 12 | (28.6) | 7 | (33.3) | 0.7741 |
Intraoperative ephedrine use | 12 | (28.6) | 6 | (28.6) | > 0.99 |
Hb change, g/dL | 1.26 ± 1.27 | 1.07 ± 0.65 | 0.4287 | ||
Gas out time, hours | 32.31 ± 8.81 | 27.62 ± 10.31 | 0.0647 | ||
Ambulation time, hours | 17.36 ± 2.74 | 17.38 ± 2.29 | 0.9728 | ||
Total hospital time, days | 2.71 ± 1.11 | 2.29 ± 0.56 | 0.0462 | ||