Table 1 Patient characteristics and operative data

Age (year)

30 (5)

31 (7)

0.5

ASA I/II

20/9

18/8

1

BMI (kg/m2)

21.3 (3.1)

20.5 (4.2)

0.4

Duration of surgery (min)

70.4 (13.1)

72.3 (15.8)

0.6

Number of patients requested GA

1 (3.3%)

4 (13.3%)

0.35

Intraoperative dexmedetomidine consumption(μg/kg/min)

0.52 (0.15)

0.65 (0.21)

0.01*