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Table 2 Postoperative heart rate changes (beats/min)

From: Postoperative analgesia in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy under sevoflurane versus propofol-based anesthesia: a randomized controlled trial

Heart rate (beats/min)

Sevoflurane group (n = 30)

Propofol group (n = 30)

Unpaired t test

P value

Mean difference (95% confidence interval of the difference)

Baseline

117 ± 7.5

113 ± 7.8

2.05

0.045*

4 (0.099–7.90)

0 min

157 ± 3.8

107 ± 7.8

31.1

< 0.001*

49.6 (49.6–52.9)

10 min

159 ± 3.9

100 ± 6.8

40.5

< 0.001*

58.9 (55.7–61.5)

20 min

156 ± 3.8

100 ± 6.9

38.5

< 0.001*

55.8 (52.9–58.7)

30 min

151 ± 3.1

100 ± 6.8

36.8

< 0.001*

50.7 (47.8–53.5)

40 min

144 ± 3.8

100 ± 6.6

33.7

< 0.001*

47.3 (44.5–50.2)

50 min

137 ± 2.8

99.5 ± 5.9

31.8

< 0.001*

38.1 (35.7–40.6)

60 min

137 ± 3.1

99.3 ± 6.3

29.3

< 0.001*

38.1 (35.5–40.8)

2 h

132 ± 3.1

99.8 ± 6.4

24.8

< 0.001*

32.7 (30.0–35.

3 h

134 ± 4.4

101 ± 5.8

24.9

< 0.001*

33.3 (30.7–36.0)

4 h

120 ± 6

113 ± 6.4

4.02

< 0.001*

6.50 (3.26–9.73)

One-way repeated analysis of variance

F (3.76, 108) = 430

P < 0.001*

F (3.94, 114) = 84.1

P < 0.001*

 
  1. Data are represented as mean ± SD
  2. *P < 0.05, statistically significant difference