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Table 8 Anesthesia emergence times (data are presented as mean ± SD)

From: Dexmedetomidine versus remifentanil infusion for controlled hypotension in shoulder arthroscopy: a comparative study

Time recorded

Group R (n = 20)

Group D (n = 20)

P value

Extubation time (min)

7.81 ± 1.94

11.12 ± 2.75†

P < 0.05

Anesthesia recovery time (min)

15.44 ± 2.94

23.43 ± 4.55†

P < 0.05

  1. †Statistically significant (P < 0.05) (group D versus group R)