Research Article

Effects of Preoperative Oral Carbohydrate on Cirrhotic Patients under Endoscopic Therapy with Anesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Basic characteristics of patients.

Control2 h4 h

Age (year, )50.366
Female (, %)11 (28.2)17 (31.5)4 (16.7)0.395
BMI (kg/m2, )0.593
ASA (III/IV, )7/3210/442/220.546
Duration of surgery (min, )0.113
Receiving ephedrine (yes, %)16 (41)18 (33.3)7 (29.2)0.593
Receiving phenylephrine (yes, %)1 (2.6)7 (13.0)1 (4.2)0.150

Note: BMI: body mass index; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiology.