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Table 3 Intraoperative clinical data

From: Efficacy of intravenous lidocaine infusions for pain relief in children undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy: a randomized controlled trial

Variable

Lidocaine group n = 35

Control group n = 36

p-value

Mean arterial pressure

 Mean ± SD

68.71 ± 6.51

71.83 ± 7.10

0.07

Heart rate

 Mean ± SD

86.31 ± 12.80

90.10 ± 16.03

0.28

Bispectral index

 Median (IQR)

44 (42–46)

44 (42–45)

0.23

Duration of surgery (min)

 Median (IQR)

58 (48–85)

64 (46.5–89)

0.62

Duration of anesthesia (min)

 Median (IQR)

86 (71–114)

90 (74–109.5)

0.39

Time from the end of surgery (“last strip”) to extubation

 Median (IQR)

8 (4–12)

8 (5.5–12)

0.79

Fentanyl before intubation

 [μg] Median (IQR)

120.0 (90–150)

115.0 (77.5–190)

0.85

 [μg/kg] Median (IQR)

3.0 (2.857–3.077)

2.975 (2.857–3.06)

0.81

Fentanyl before skin incision

 [μg] Median (IQR)

80.0 (50–100)

80.0 (55–100)

0.94

 [μg/kg] Median (IQR)

2.0 (1.852–2.105)

1.961 (1.89–2.067)

0.84

Cumulative dose of additional fentanyl

 [μg] Median (IQR)

0.0 (0–30)

40.0 (0–67.5)

<  0.01

 [μg/kg] Median (IQR)

0.0 (0.0–0.952)

0.99 (0.0–1.809)

0.01

Total dose of fentanyl

 [μg] Median (IQR)

200.0 (160–280)

240.0 (160–337.5)

0.52

 [μg/kg] Median (IQR)

5.091 (4.848–5.714)

5.969 (5–6.748)

0.03

Number of patients who received additional fentanyl dose

 Number (%)

11 (31.43%)

24 (66.67%)

<  0.01

Amount of oxygen used

 [L] Median (IQR)

121.2 (98.4–142.41)

122.98 (101.1–145.9)

0.91

Amount of air used

 [L] Median (IQR)

250.96 (214.0–316.22)

255.0 (204.3–327.75)

0.92

Amount of sevoflurane used

 [mL] Median (IQR)

32.5 (25.0–43.0)

35.0 (23.5–46.0)

0.56

 [mL/h] Median (IQR)

30.53 (25.7–33.3)

30.9 (27.6–36)

0.52

  1. Data are presented in absolute numbers (percentage), mean ± standard deviation – SD, or median (interquartile range – IQR)
  2. Normally distributed data are expressed as mean ± SD and Student’s t-test was used for inter-group comparison. Non-parametric data are reported as median (interquartile range – IQR) and were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test