Table 1 Demographic data and duration of surgery (mean ± SD and the number of patients)

Group

(Group I) with muscle relaxant

(Group II) without muscle relaxant

P value

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Age (years)

32.95

8.34

38.45

14.44

0.221

Duration of surgery (h)

5.63

0.90

5.73

1.12

0.947

Duration of anesthesia (h)

6.60

1.06

8.17

1.76

0.003^*

Group

(Group I) With muscle relaxant

(Group II) Without muscle relaxant

P value

Count

%

Count

%

Type

Meningioma or epidermoid

3

15.0%

1

5.0%

0.286

vestibular schwannoma

4

20.0%

8

40.0%

Acoustic neuroma

13

65.0%

11

55.0%

Size

Small (1–10 mm)

9

45.0%

7

35.0%

0.641

Intermediate (11–20 mm)

9

45.0%

9

45.0%

Large (> 20 mm)

2

10.0%

4

20.0%

Sex

Male

10

50.0%

9

45.0%

0.752

Female

10

50.0%

11

55.0%