Comparing perioperative magnesium sulphate, lidocaine, and their combination in preventing ventricular arrhythmia in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 1 Patient characteristics and preoperative risk factors and drugs

Variable		Mg group	Lidocaine group	Combination group	Test	P value
Age		58.87 ± 2.11	59.37 ± 3.90	58.40 ± 2.91	0.75	0.47 (ns)
Sex (male/female)		18/12 (56.0:40.0%)	21/9 (70.0:30.0%)	23/7 (76.7:23.3%)	1.97	0.37 (ns)
Diabetes		8 (26.7%)	8 (26.7%)	9 (30.0%)	0.11	0.94 (ns)
Smoking		11 (36.7%)	15 (50.0%)	18 (60.0%)	3.29	0.19 (ns)
Preoperative drugs	β-blockers	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)	1 (3.3%)	1.02	0.60 (ns)
Preoperative drugs	Digitalis	3 (10.0%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3.66	0.16 (ns)