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Fig. 5

From: Effects of dexmedetomidine on smooth emergence from anaesthesia in elderly patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery

Fig. 5

Hemodynamic changes during infusion of adjuvant drugs and during anaesthetic emergence. a Mean arterial pressure and (b) heart rate measured. Pre-infusion, before infusion of adjuvant drugs; In-10 min, 10 min after infusion of adjuvant drugs; In-30 min, 30 min after infusion of adjuvant drugs; RR, at arrival to recovery room;, RR-15 min, 15 min after arrival to recovery room; RR-30 min, 30 min after arrival to recovery room. 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. *P < 0.05 compared with the SN group. †P < 0.05 compared with the TN group

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