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Table 3 Postoperative bleeding and pain score

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

Postoperative bleeding

  

0.015

 PACU

19.0 (29.3)

33.1 (60.1)

0.001

 POD #1

29.1 (6.6)

40.4 (22.6)

0.015

 POD #2

15.3 (5.3)

22.1 (17.7)

0.003

 POD #3

9.4 (0.7)

12.6 (4.2)

0.061

NRS

  

< 0.001

 PACU

4.7 (0.7)

6.0 (2.1)

< 0.001

 POD #1

2.9 (0.7)

3.0 (0.0)

0.829

 POD #2

2.1 (0.7)

2.0 (0.7)

0.637

 POD #3

1.7 (0.7)

1.6 (0.0)

0.420

  1. Values are presented as means (standard deviation). Group D was administered dexmedetomidine (0.6 µg/kg/h); Group S was administered normal saline as a control
  2. PACU postanesthetic care unit, POD postoperative day, NRS numeric rating scale for postoperative pain
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BMC Anesthesiology

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