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Table 1 Demographic and surgical data

From: Spinal anesthesia for lengthy lower limb orthopedic surgeries: dexmedetomidine plus fentanyl versus dexmedetomidine

 

Group D

Group DF

P

Age (year)

49 ± 16

53 ± 15

0.670

BMI (kg/m2)

30 ± 7

31 ± 7

0.750

Male n (%)

8 (36%)

4 (17%)

0.248

Female n (%)

15 (65%)

19 (83%)

0.493

Duration of surgery (h)

5.1 ± 1.2

4.8 ± 1.0

0.617

Surgical procedures n (%)

 1. Bilateral total knee arthroplasty

11 (48%)

9 (40%)

0.556

 2. Polytrauma, plates, interlocking nails

8 (35%)

7 (30%)

0.756

 3. Non-union, plate removal, Ilizarov, bone graft

4 (17%)

7 (30%)

0.305

  1. Data are in mean ± SD or number (percent). (n = 23)
  2. BMI body mass index, D dexmedetomidine, DF dexmedetomidine plus fentanyl