Variables

Group I (preoperative misoprostol)

(n = 213)

Group II (postoperative misoprostol)

(n = 211)

Inter-Group Comparisons

p-value^$

Preoperative

Postoperative

p-value^#

Preoperative

Postoperative

p-value^#

Preoperative

Postoperative

Hemoglobin level

11.02 ± 1.4

10.54 ± 1.47

0.001*

11.01 ± 1.3

10.07 ± 1.1

0.001*

0.944

0.04*

Hematocrit value

33.99 ± 3.89

31.24 ± 3.16

0.06

33.77 ± 3.52

28.24 ± 3.52

0.02*

0.554

0.007*