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Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 2 Pulmonary function tests (%)

From: Rocuronium reversal: sugammadex versus neostigmine in asthmatic patients undergoing open cholecystectomy

 

Group S

(n = 30)

Group N

(n = 30)

p value

Before

After (% of before)*

Before

After (% of before)*

 

FVC

100%

46.5 ± 2†

100%

4 4.5 ± 3.6†

0.19●

FEV1

100%

45 ± 2†

100%

43.2 ± 2.8†

0.12●

PEFR

100%

47 ± 2.9†

100%

45 ± 4.9†

0.64●

SpO2 (%)

97.5 ± 0.6

95.3 ± 1●

96.7 ± 0.4

95.1 ± 1.7●

0.47●

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD
  2. ●p > 0.05 was considered statistically non-significant comparison between the two study groups after surgery
  3. †p < 0.001 was considered statistically significant in the same group between after and before surgery
  4. *This is as regards all pulmonary functions except for SpO2
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