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Table 3 Demographic data and preoperative medical conditions of the patients in the study groups

From: Perioperative use of ketamine infusion versus dexmedetomidine infusion for analgesia in obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery: a double-blinded three-armed randomized controlled trial

 

Ketamine

Dexmedetomidine

Control

P-value

Sex

- Male

- Female

13 (43.33%)

17 (56.67%)

14 (46.67%)

16 (53.33%)

12 (40.00%)

18 (60.00%)

0.873

Age

37 ± 4

34 ± 7

34 ± 7

0.118

BMI (kg/m2)

41 ± 2

43 ± 4

43 ± 4

0.127

DM

13 (43%)

13 (43%)

17 (57%)

0.490

HTN

10 (33%)

7 (23%)

14 (47%)

0.162

Hypothyroidism

5 (17%)

4 (13%)

2 (6%)

0.484

  1. BMI, body mass index; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension
  2. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or as numbers (percentages). There were no statistically significant differences in the above parameters between the three groups
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BMC Anesthesiology

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