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Table 3 Clinical and procedural characteristics of the patients

From: Comparison of target controlled infusion and manual infusion of propofol for sedation in spinal anesthesia

 

Target-controlled infusion (n = 30)

Manual infusion (n = 30)

p

Age, mean ± SD (years)

54.9 ± 14.3

56.5 ± 15.3

0.685

Sex, (male/female)

23/7

23/7

Na

Height, mean ± SD, (cm)

169.5 ± 4.1

170.9 ± 6.9

0.326

Weight, mean ± SD, (kg)

79.6 ± 11.8

80.2 ± 15.0

0.857

ASA class (1/2/3)

8/13/19

3/19/8

0.449

Duration of sedation, mean ± SD (min)

64.6 ± 12.3

68.2 ± 20.5

0.891

Duration of surgery, mean ± SD (min)

61.0 ± 11.4

63.2 ± 20.3

0.756

Total dose of propofol, mean ± SD (mg)

180.7 ± 53.4

188.2 ± 80.2

0.630

Time to reach OAAS/3-4, mean ± SD (min)

5.8 ± 1.5

7.2 ± 3.47

0.04

Recovery time, mean ± SD (min)

3.6 ± 1.09

5.1 ± 1.7

< 0.001

  1. Na not applicable