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Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 2 Heart rate changes in both study groups

From: Intravenous magnesium-fentanyl sedation versus midazolam-fentanyl sedation before local anesthesia for eye surgery: a comparative study

 

Magnesium-fentanyl group (n = 50)

Midazolam-fentanyl group (n = 50)

 

Heart rate (bpm)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

p value

Pre-induction heart rate

68.4

12.2

73.0

13.7

0.076

1–10 min after sedation

68.0

11.6

73.4

14.2

0.041*

2–20 min after sedation

68.2

12.3

72.2

13.1

0.117

3–30 min after sedation

70.7

9.9

71.7

13.5

0.667

Postoperative heart rate

73.2

11.3

76.3

13.7

0.220

  1. bpm beat per minute
  2. *indicates a statistically significant result
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