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Table 1 Patient’s characteristics (n = 3291)

From: Safety and effectiveness of prilocaine for spinal anesthesia in day surgery setting: a retrospective study on a sample of 3291 patients

Variables

N or mean

% or SD

Age

49.6

24.2

Male sex

2042

62%

Surgical procedures

 Varicectomy/saphenectomy

937

28.4728%

 Knee arthroscopy

882

276.8027%

 Proctologic surgery

499

15.16%

 Inguinal canal surgery

491

14.9115%

 Removal of hardware for internal fixation

160

4.8655%

 Cysts/lipomas removal

147

4.4655%

 Plastic surgery

87

2.6433%

 Foot surgery

51

1.5411%

 Other orthopedic procedures

28

0.85%

 Urologic surgery

9

0.327%