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Table 2 Effect of gender on intraoperative bleeding, and immediate and final drainage

From: Intraoperative blood loss, postoperative drainage, and recovery in patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery

Patients

Men (n = 74)

P value

Women (n = 109)

P value

One-level operation (n = 37)

Two-level operation (n = 37)

One-level operation (n = 46)

Two-level operation (n = 63)

Intraoperative bleeding (ml)

404.05 ± 397.10

674.32 ± 411.91

0.005

341.52 ± 138.23

506.83 ± 380.47

0.002*

Immediate drainage (ml)

56.89 ± 71.54

64.32 ± 65.85

0.643

41.52 ± 36.15

62.54 ± 75.03

0.056

Final drainage (ml)

198.78 ± 157.44

327.03 ± 344.25

0.043

176.30 ± 115.99

286.27 ± 248.87

0.003*

  1. *P value <0.05