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Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 3 Time to the first request for postoperative analgesia and total dose of analgesic in the first 24 hours in both groups

From: Intraoperative clonidine vs lidocaine on hemodynamic response to laryngoscopic intubation and immune function in gynecological surgeries

 

Lidocaine group

N = 20

Clonidine group

N = 20

Test valuea

P value

First request for analgesia (min)

63.6 ± 18.7

75.8 ± 16.7

t = 2.176

0.036

Diclofenac sodium (mg)/24 h

150 (0)

75 (0)

z = 6.382

< 0.001

By median IQR

[75–150]

[75–150]

  1. P value ≤ 0.05 was considered significant
  2. P value < 0.001 was considered highly significant
  3. IQR Interquartile range
  4. aMann-Whitney test
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