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Table 5 Requirements of drugs and volume balance in patients undergoing OPCAB

From: Epidural anesthesia and postoperative analgesia with ropivacaine and fentanyl in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a randomized, controlled study

Characteristic

Groups

 

Control (n = 30)

EI (n = 30)

PCEA (n = 30)

Propofol during surgery, mg

1200 (988-1400)

1000 (775-1100)*

1100 (900-1200)

Fentanyl during surgery, mg

1.2 (1.1-1.3)

0.6 (0.5-0.7)*

0.6 (0.5-0.9)*

Fentanyl during first 24 hrs after surgery, mg

0.70 (0.50-1.00)

0.27 (0.20-0.30)

0.30 (0.20-0.35)

Ropivacaine during surgery, mg

-

75 (75-100)

75 (75-100)

Ropivacaine during first 24 hrs after surgery, mg

-

250 (192-300)

300 (200-348)#

Nitroglycerin during surgery, mg

11.0 (6.7-19.5)

1.0 (0.0-2.3)*

2.2 (0.0-4.0)*

Nitroglycerin during first 24 hrs after surgery, mg

24.0 (16.0-33.5)

10.0 (0.0-15.0)*

9.0 (0.0-18.5)*

Inotropes/vasopressors during surgery, number of patients

5

15*

11

Inotropes/vasopressors during first 24 hrs after surgery, number of patients

0

5

1

Colloids during surgery, number of patients

11

21*

24*

Colloids during first 24 hrs after surgery, number of patients

7

16*

6#

Fluid balance during surgery, ml

1614 ± 537

1949 ± 475*

1919 ± 354

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD, median (25th-75th percentiles), or number of patients.
  2. * P < 0.05 compared with the control group;
  3. # P < 0.05 compared with the EI group.
  4. Control: control group; EI, epidural infusion group; PCEA, patient controlled epidural analgesia group.