Table 2 Consumption of anaesthetics, peri-operative outcomes. Data presented as mean (S.D.).

Consumption of remifentanil(µg)

1637(630)

1383(494)

0.042^a

Consumption of propofol(mg)

1529(476)

1478(404)

0.599

Index of propofol Consumption(mg/min*kg^− 1)

0.086(0.012)

0.091(0.015)

0.064

Index of remifentanil Consumption(µg/min*kg^− 1)

0.114(0.090)

0.084(0.018)

0.045^a

Blood loss (ml)

497(283)

379(202)

0.030^a

Time to extubation (min)

40.20(19.27)

36.95(16.70)

0.411

Operation duration(min)

232(70)

215(61)

0.227

Anaesthesia duration (min)

290(71)

271(70)

0.218