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Table 1 Patient characteristics and intraoperative variables

From: Dexmedetomidine decreased the post‐thyroidectomy bleeding by reducing cough and emergence agitation – a randomized, double‐blind, controlled study

 

Group D (n = 69)

Group S (n = 70)

P-value

Age (yr)

44.2 (1.4)

45.0 (4.9)

0.646

Height (cm)

158.8 (5.7)

159.5 (1.4)

0.444

Weight (kg)

61.7 (7.8)

61.4 (6.4)

0.909

BMI

24.1 (5.2)

23.8 (2.1)

0.652

ASA class (I/II)

49/20

51/19

0.852

Coexisting disease

 Hypertension

9 (13.0)

11 (15.7)

0.810

 Diabetes

3 (4.3)

4 (5.7)

1.000

 Renal disease

0 (0)

1 (1.4)

1.000

Duration of surgery (min)

115.0 [45.0]

115.0 [35.0]

0.947

Amount of intraoperative fluid (mL)

300.0 [100.0]

300.0 [50.0]

0.779

Infusion duration of study drug (min)

34.0 [8.0]

32.0 [22.0]

0.539

  1. Values are expressed as mean (standard deviation), median (interquartile range), or number (%). Group D was administered dexmedetomidine (0.6 µg/kg/h); Group S was administered normal saline as a control
  2. BMI body mass index, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists