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Table 5 Intraoperative anesthetic agent requirements expressed as mean ± SD

From: Dexmedetomidine versus magnesium sulfate as adjunct to general anesthesia in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopy

 

Group C (n = 30)

Group M (n = 30)

Group D (n = 30)

P value

End-tidal sevoflurane concentration (vol.%)

2.37 ± 0.25

1.97 ± 0.15†

1.68 ± 0.18‡,#

< 0.001

Total intraoperative fentanyl (μcg)

202.07 ± 37.70

171.96 ± 31.23†

146.33 ± 26.98‡,#

0.001

Total intraoperative atracurium (mg)

97.56 ± 17.37

73.5 ± 14.06†,#

88.67 ± 20.07

< 0.001

  1. †P < 0.05 (group M compared with group C), ‡P < 0.05 (group D compared with group C), #P < 0.05 (group D compared with group M)