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Table 4 Comparison of dosage of vasoactive drugs used during and after the operation (\( \overline{X} \) ±SD, mg)

From: Effects of dexmedetomidine on stress hormones in patients undergoing cardiac valve replacement: a randomized controlled trial

Vasoactive drugs

Intraoperative dosage of vasoactive drugs (mg)

Postoperative dosage of vasoactive drugs (mg)

Group C

Group D

P value

Group C

Group D

P value

Adrenaline

0.55 ± 0.06

0.55 ± 0.07

0.798

0.97 ± 0.10

0.93 ± 0.17

0.272

Deoxyepinephrine

0.22 ± 0.18

0.22 ± 0.19

0.891

0.48 ± 0.34

0.47 ± 0.31

0.910

Dopamine

55.23 ± 7.10

55.00 ± 8.59

0.911

155.53 ± 18.42

155.44 ± 17.52

0.983

Glyceryl trinitrate

5.48 ± 0.74

5.46 ± 0.71

0.958

5.06 ± 0.68

4.99 ± 0.71

0.730