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Comparison of baseline characteristics in patients undergoing parathyroidectomies between those who reported chest pain postoperatively and those who did not
Patient characteristics Patients with chest pain (n = 14/295) Patients without chest pain (n = 281/295) p value* Age, yr 64.2 66.4 0.68 Female sex 93% 70% 0.08 BMI 26.8 24.4 0.15 Cardiovascular risk factors 6.1% 4.6% 0.56 ASA classification 2.46 2.38 0.86 Length of OR stay, hr 1.25 1.12 0.54 Length of hospital stay, d 1.20 0.74 0.07 History of anxiety disorder 21% 4% 0.02 ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI = body mass index; OR = operating room.
↵* Calculated using Fisher exact test and Student t test for categorical and continuous variables, respectively.