Fig. 2From: Effects of dexmedetomidine on smooth emergence from anaesthesia in elderly patients undergoing orthopaedic surgeryEnd-tidal concentration of sevoflurane (a), the effect site concentration of propofol (b), and the effect site concentration of remifentanil (c) during anaesthesia. Group SN, inhalation anaesthesia using sevoflurane and normal saline administered as a control; Group SD, inhalation anaesthesia using sevoflurane and adjuvant dexmedetomidine; Group TN, TIVA using propofol and remifentanil and normal saline administered as a control; Group TD, TIVA using propofol and remifentanil, and adjuvant dexmedetomidine; TIVA, total intravenous anaesthesia; Ce, effect site concentration. *P < 0.05 compared with the control groupBack to article page