Table 1 Baseline (preoperative) characteristics of the patients
Characteristic | Pump (n = 28) | No pump (n = 35) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Female gender | 24 | 85.7 | 33 | 94.3 | 0.249 |
Congestive heart failure | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | 0.367 |
Ischemic heart disease | 2 | 7.1 | 6 | 17.1 | 0.367 |
Hypertension | 23 | 82.1 | 24 | 68.6 | 0.219 |
Asthma | 6 | 21.9 | 2 | 5.7 | 0.063 |
Chronic renal failure | 1 | 3.6 | 1 | 2.9 | 0.872 |
Dyslipidemia | 4 | 14.3 | 5 | 14.3 | 1 |
Hypothyroidism | 4 | 14.3 | 2 | 5.7 | 0.249 |