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Table 5 Comparison of anesthesia duration, time that patients took to wake up and the time that patients maintained awake

From: High-flow nasal cannula improves clinical efficacy of airway management in patients undergoing awake craniotomy

Variables

HFNC 40 (n = 22)

HFNC 60 (n = 20)

NPA (n = 23)

Anesthesia Duration (min)

366.5 (300.0, 3933.0)

380 (321.5407.5)

385.0 (340.0,404.0)

Time patients took to

wake up (min)

8.0 (6.0,12.0)

7.0 (6.0,11.0)

8.0 (7.0,13.0)

Awakening Duration (min)

105.0 (75.0,136.0)

141.5 (98.0,198.5) *

99.0 (85.0,113.0) #

  1. Data were expressed as median (interquartile range). *P < 0.05 compared with HFNC 40; #P < 0.05 compared with HFNC 60. HFNC: high-flow nasal cannula; NPA: nasopharyngeal airway