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Table 6 The time to the first postoperative analgesic (mean ± standard deviation)

From: Dexmedetomidine versus lidocaine as an adjuvant to general anesthesia for elective abdominal gynecological surgeries

Time recorded

Group C

Group L

Group D

The time to the first postoperative analgesic (minutes)

24.85 ± 11.32

43.67 ± 16.64*

69.38 ± 19.77· ·¡

  1. *Statistically significant (P value < 0.05) (group L versus group C)
  2. ·Statistically significant (P value < 0.05) (group D versus group C)
  3. ·¡Statistically significant (P value < 0.05) (group D versus group L)