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Table 1 Data on the patients and surgical characteristics

From: Comparison of the efficacy of two doses of dexmedetomidine as an adjunct to levobupivacaine in infraclavicular brachial plexus block: prospective double-blinded randomized controlled trial

 

Group

L

(N = 20)

LD50

(N = 20)

LD100

(N = 20)

P-value

Gender

No

%

No

%

No

%

 

Male

11

55.0

14

70.0

14

70.0

0.517

Female

9

45.0

6

30.0

6

30.0

Age(years)

Mean (SD)

36.15(10.47)

35.8 (11.44)

37.75 (11.35)

0.839

ASA classification

No

%

No

%

No

%

0.918

ASA grade 1

15

75.0

14

70.0

15

75.0

ASA grade 2

5

25.0

6

30.0

5

25.0

Weight (kg)

Mean (SD)

85 (4.54)

88.75 (5.37)

88.1(7.2)

0.102

Duration of surgery (h)

Mean (SD)

2.2 (0.83)

1.9 (0.79)

2.15(0.75)

0.442

  1. Continuous variables are presented as mean (SD). Categorical variables are presented as numbers (%). L group, 0.5% levobupivacaine plus 1-mL normal saline; LD50 group, 0.5% levobupivacaine plus 50-µg dexmedetomidine; LD100 group, 0.5% levobupivacaine plus 100-µg dexmedetomidine; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; SD, standard deviation