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Table 1 Patient characteristics and duration of surgery

From: Bispectral index-guided general anaesthesia in combination with interscalene block reduces desflurane consumption in arthroscopic shoulder surgery: a clinical comparison of bupivacaine versus levobupivacaine

 

Group L

Group B

Group C

p value

(n = 20)

(n = 20)

(n = 20)

Age (yr)

48.1 ± 11.4

45.8 ± 13.3

39.2 ± 14.5

0.092

Sex (M/F)

11 (55) / 9 (45)

7 (35) / 13 (65)

12 (60) / 8 (40)

0.247

BMI

25.4 ± 1.8

25.8 ± 2.9

24.9 ± 2.0

0.489

ASA physical status I/II

12 (60) / 8 (40)

13 (65) / 7 (35)

15 (75) / 5 (25)

0.592

Duration of surgery (min)

99.1 ± 47.9

69.6 ± 32

89.6 ± 51.8

0.114

Duration of anaesthesia (min)

123.5 ± 50.4

88.8 ± 36.3

106.1 ± 51.5

0.053

  1. Values are mean (SD) or n (%)