Dexmedetomidine for tracheal extubation in deeply anesthetized adult patients after otologic surgery: a comparison with remifentanil

Table 4 Recovery variables in the post-anesthesia care unit and on postoperative Day 1

Study group	Group SR	Group SD5	SD7	P value
Study group	(n = 25)	(n = 24)	(n = 25)	P value
Time to awake (min)	17.6 ± 5.4	19.6 ± 5.7	20.2 ± 5.7	0.24
Rescue analgesia (patients)	18 (72.0)	5 (20.8)	4 (16.0	0.0005
Incidence of PONV	12 (48.0)	4 (16.7)	4 (16.0)	0.015

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (One-way ANOVA test) or number of patients (percentage) (Chi-Square test)
SR sevoflurane-remifentanil group, SD5 sevoflurane-dexmedetomidine group (0.5 μg/kg), SD7 sevoflurane-dexmedetomidine group (0.7 μg/kg), PONV postoperative nausea and vomiting

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