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Table 1 Demographic and baseline clinical characteristics in both groups

From: Intravenous tranexamic acid as an adjunct haemostat to ornipressin during open myomectomy. A randomized double blind placebo controlled trial

Variables

Group

P

Ornipressin only (n = 17)

Tranexamic acid and ornipressin (n = 17)

Continuous variables

Mean (std)

Mean (std)

Age (years)

35.0 (3.9)

36.0 (4.3)

0.536

Pre operation HB

12.8 (1.3)

12.6 (1.9)

0.760

BMI (kg m−2)

29.9 (3.7)

29.6 (2.8)

0.775

Categorical variables

n (%)

n (%)

P

Indication for surgery

 Heavy menses

12 (71 %)

14 (82 %)

0.261

 Pressure symptoms

2 (12 %)

3 (18 %)

 Subfertility

3 (18 %)

0 (0)

Uterine incision

 Anterior vertical

9 (53 %)

8 (47 %)

1.000

 Anterior transverse

2 (12 %)

2 (12 %)

 Bonney's Hood

1 (6 %)

0 (0 %)

 Posterior transverse

1 (6 %)

2 (12 %)

 Posterior vertical

4 (24 %)

5 (29 %)

Position of myoma

 Intramural

15 (88 %)

13 (76 %)

0.656

 Subserosal

2 (12 %)

4 (24 %)