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Table 1 Patient characteristics and preoperative data before receiving drugs in the operating room

From: The effects of different doses of dexmedetomidine on the requirements for propofol for loss of consciousness in patients monitored via the bispectral index: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

 

Control group (n = 24)

0.5 μg·kg− 1 DEX group (n = 24)

1.0 μg·kg− 1 DEX group(n = 25)

P

Weight (kg)

62.5 ± 9.0

61.0 ± 9.8

62.2 ± 9.0

0.805

Height (cm)

166.9 ± 6.9

166.3 ± 7.4

166.9 ± 6.4

0.932

Age (yr)

40.9 ± 7.4

40.0 ± 11.4

42.9 ± 11.8

0.748

Sex (female)

13 (54.1%)

12 (50.0%)

12 (48.0%)

0.912

BIS

96.7 ± 1.4

96.3 ± 1.6

97.0 ± 1.7

0.095

  1. Data are presented as the means ± SD or numbers (%). Statistical significance was defined as P < 0.05
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BMC Anesthesiology

ISSN: 1471-2253

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