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Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 4 Changes in arterial oxygen saturation and respiratory rate 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)

Dormicum-fentanyl group (n = 50)

 

Variable

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

p value

Pre-induction SpO2 (%)

97.3

2.1

97.5

1.4

0.760

SpO2–1 (%) 10 min

97.3

1.8

97.3

1.6

0.860

SpO2–2 (%) 20 min

98.4

1.8

97.2

1.3

< 0.005*

SpO2–3 (%) 30 min

98.6

1.4

96.8

0.9

< 0.005*

Postoperative SpO2 (%)

98.2

2.0

97.5

1.2

0.034*

Respiratory rate (bpm)

11.4

0.6

11.8

0.7

0.003*

  1. bpm breath per minute, SpO2 arterial oxygen saturation
  2. *Significant
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