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Table 2 Perioperative variables

From: Comparison of surgical field visibility during propofol or desflurane anesthesia for middle ear microsurgery

 

Group PR (n = 40)

Group DR (n = 40)

P-value

Intraoperative

 Remifentanil dose (μg)

850 (488/1330)

258 (143/399)

< 0.0001

 Remifentanil effect-site concentration (ng/ml)

3.6 (2.8/5.0)

1.7 (1.0/1.6)

< 0.0001

 Propofol effect-site concentration (μg/ml)

3.4(0.6)

  

 Desflurane MAC

 

0.8 (0.1)

 

 Intraoperative BIS value

44 (0.3)

43 (0.3)

0.515

 Ephedrine usage

9

6

0.568

PACU

 Extubation time (min)

21 ± 11

19 ± 6

0.199

 PACU time (min)

37 ± 14

34 ± 8

0.324

 Analgesic rescue

1

1

1

 PONV episodes

0

0

1

  1. Values are reported as mean ± standard deviation, median (first/third quartiles), or number of patients; PR propofol/remifentanil, DR desflurane/remifentanil, BIS bispectral index, MAC minimal alveolar concentration, PACU post-anesthesia care unit, PONV postoperative nausea and vomiting