Table 4 Association between duration of surgery and variables of the patients
From: Anesthetic outcomes in pediatric tonsillectomy: insights from the Palestinian experience
| Â | Â | Duration of surgery (min) | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
Variable | n (%) | Mean (SD) | p-value |
Gender | |||
 Male | 151 (63.4) | 25.9 ± 4.8 | 0.048 |
 Female | 87 (36.6) | 27.3 ± 6.3 | |
Age (years) | |||
  < 5 | 103 (43.3) | 25.6 ± 5.2 | 0.049 |
 ≥ 5 | 135 (56.7) | 27.0 ± 5.5 | |
Allergy | |||
 No known food and drug allergies | 225 (94.5) | 26.2 ± 5.2 | 0.017 |
 Has a known allergy | 13 (5.5) | 29.9 ± 7.3 | |
Past medical history | |||
 Free | 225 (94.5) | 26.4 ± 5.4 | 0.881 |
 A past medical history | 13 (5.5) | 26.2 ± 5.5 | |
Past surgical history | |||
 Free | 217 (91.2) | 26.4 ± 5.5 | 0.895 |
 A past surgical history | 21 (8.8) | 26.5 ± 4.1 | |
Indication for surgery | |||
 Adenotonsillar hypertrophy | 231 (97.1) | 26.2 ± 5.4 | 0.012 |
 Chronic tonsillitis | 7 (2.9) | 31.4 ± 5.6 | |
Received antibiotics during surgery | |||
 No | 185 (77.7) | 25.9 ± 5.3 | 0.009 |
 Yes | 53 (22.3) | 28.1 ± 5.6 | |