Perioperative incidence of airway obstructive and hypoxemic events in patients with confirmed or suspected sleep apnea - a prospective, randomized pilot study comparing propofol/remifentanil and sevoflurane/remifentanil anesthesia

Table 1 Characteristics of patients receiving Propofol/remifentanil or Sevoflurane/remifentanil anesthesia

	Propofol/remifentanil anesthesia	Sevoflurane/remifentanil anesthesia	p - value
n	27	27
Sex (male/female), n	18/9	16/11
Age (years)	61.1 ± 13	59.5 ± 10	ns*
Body-Mass-Index (kg m^− 2)	30.3 ± 7.2	33.1 ± 5.1	ns
Anesthesia duration (min)	85.3 ± 42	109.5 ± 42	ns
PACU§ opioid dose (morphine equivalent, mg)	9.5 ± 4.4	11.5 ± 6.4	ns

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