Table 4: Comparison of developing symptoms with distance to operating table (N = 139).
Symptoms** |
Frequency |
Distance to Operating Table |
*p |
||||||||
< 50 cm |
50-100 cm |
> 100 cm |
Total |
||||||||
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
||||
Cough |
27.2% |
Yes |
22 |
16.4 |
6 |
4.5 |
8 |
6 |
36 |
26.9 |
0.023
|
No |
68 |
50.7 |
24 |
17.9 |
6 |
4.5 |
98 |
73.1 |
|||
Headache |
64.7% |
Yes |
58 |
43.3 |
19 |
14.2 |
9 |
6.7 |
86 |
64.2 |
0.994 |
No |
32 |
23.9 |
11 |
8.2 |
5 |
3.2 |
48 |
35.8 |
|||
Eye burning |
43.4% |
Yes |
39 |
29.1 |
14 |
10.4 |
5 |
3.7 |
58 |
43.3 |
0.792
|
No |
51 |
38.1 |
16 |
11.9 |
9 |
6.7 |
76 |
56.7 |
|||
Nausea-vomiting |
32.4%
|
Yes |
31 |
23.1 |
8 |
6.0 |
4 |
3.0 |
43 |
32.1 |
0.700
|
No |
59 |
44 |
22 |
16.4 |
10 |
7.5 |
91 |
67.9 |
|||
Weakness |
72.8%
|
Yes |
68 |
50.7 |
21 |
15.7 |
9 |
6.7 |
98 |
73.1 |
0.614
|
No |
22 |
16.4 |
9 |
6.7 |
5 |
3.7 |
36 |
26.9 |
|||
Anxiety |
16.5%
|
Yes |
16 |
11.9 |
4 |
3.0 |
2 |
1.5 |
22 |
16.4 |
0.829
|
No |
74 |
55.2 |
26 |
19.4 |
12 |
9.0 |
112 |
83.6 |
*Chi-square analysis; **Participants chose more than one method.