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Table 2 Secondary outcome data. Values are median (inter-quartile range) or mean (standard deviation) for continuous variables and number of patients (%) for categorical variables

From: Effect of preoperative dexmedetomidine administration on the bispectral index in children during sevoflurane inhalation anesthesia: a randomized controlled trial

 

Group C(n = 30)

Group D1(n = 30)

Group D2(n = 30)

Group D3(n = 30)

P value

ETsevo

T5

3.0(2.8–3.1)

2.9(2.7–3.1)

2.7(2.6–3.1)

2.9(2.5-3.0)

0.083a

T6

3.0(2.8–3.1)

2.8(2.5-3.0)

2.6(2.3–2.7)*

2.4(2.1–2.7)*

< 0.0001 a

T7

3.0(2.9–3.2)

2.9(2.5-3.0)

2.5(2.2–2.9)*

2.1(2.0-2.5)*

< 0.0001 a

T8

3.0(2.8-3.0)

2.8(2.4–3.2)

2.6(2.4-3.0)*

2.5(2.3–2.8)*

0.001 a

T9

2.9(2.6–3.1)

2.8(2.5-3.0)

2.7(2.4-3.0)

2.5(2.2-3.0)

0.134 a

Heart rate (min− 1)

92.2(9.5)

85.9(8.9)#

81.2(9.1)#

76.3(11.0)#

< 0.0001b

Bradycardia (n, %)

2(6.7)

3(10.0)

4(13.3)

5(16.7)

0.779c

Mean arterial pressure (mm Hg)

61.8(7.9)

59.2(6.7)

58.1(9.5)

53.2(8.6)#

0.001 b

Hypotension (n, %)

0(0)

1(3.3)

1(3.3)

2(6.7)

0.901c

Emergence time (min)

32.1(4.4)

32.9(4.2)

33.4(4.5)

34.9(6.5)

0.175b

Time in PACU (min)

22.8(6.8)

23.5(6.8)

25.3(6.9)

26.1(6.9)

0.207b

Delayed emergence (n, %)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

1(3.3)

1.000c

Intraoperative awareness (n, %)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

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  1. aKruskal-Wallis test
  2. bOne-way ANOVA
  3. cChi-square test
  4. *P < 0.017 vs. Group C after Mann-Whitney U-test
  5. #P < 0.05 vs. Group C after Tukey Post Hoc Test
  6. T5, surgical incision; T6, 15 min(min) after surgical incision; T7, 30 min after surgical incision; T8, 45 min after surgical incision; T9, 60 min after surgical incision. Group C, preoperative administration with saline; Group D1, preoperative administration with 0.25ug kg− 1 dexmedetomidine; Group D2, preoperative administration with 0.5ug kg− 1 dexmedetomidine; Group D3, preoperative administration with 0.75ug kg− 1 dexmedetomidine. ETsevo, end-tidal sevoflurane concentration; PACU, post anaesthesia care unit