Table 2 Intraoperative and recovery data

Duration of surgery (min)

171.1 ± 23.2

177.2 ± 23.9

0.376

Duration of anesthesia (min)

212.3 ± 26.3

214.3 ± 21.6

0.314

Propofol used (mg/kg/h)

7.2 ± 1.2

7.8 ± 1.2

0.632

Remifentanil used (μg/kg/min)

0.10 ± 0.03

Dexmedetomidine used (μg/kg/min)

0.01 ± 0.01

Time of eye opening (min)

6.9 ± 5.5

21.3 ± 4.9

0.001

Time of first verbal command response (min)

12.8 ± 9.3

23.2 ± 6.8

0.027

Incidence of rescue analgesics requirement, n (%)

16 (88.9)

12 (63.2)

0.018

Time of rescue analgesics requirement (min)

13.0 ± 10.2

29.9 ± 11.6

0.011

Incidence of PONV, n (%)

5 (27.8)

0 (0)

0.003

Duration of PACU stay (min)

79.2 ± 18.5

76.6 ± 13.5

0.785