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Table 1 Demographic data and baseline hemodynamic parameters in the two studied groups

From: Safety and efficacy of ketamine-dexmedetomidine combination versus dexmedetomidine alone in cirrhotic patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: a prospective controlled clinical trial

Parameter

KD1 (n = 35)

D2 (n = 35)

P value

Age (years), mean ± SD

54.9 ± 5.6

55.7 ± 6.1

0.57 (NS)

Sex (male:female)

26:9

27:8

1 (NS)

Weight (kg), mean ± SD

74.6 ± 4.5

76.3±5.1

0.14 (NS)

Height (cm), mean ± SD

176.9± 5.3

178.7±5.1

0.15 (NS)

ASA grade (II:III)

26:9

27:8

1 (NS)

Child-Pugh score (A:B)

25:10

26:9

1 (NS)

HR (beats/min), mean ± SD

88.4±21.1

89.6±18.3

0.8 (NS)

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg), mean ± SD

88.1±6.2

90.1±5.2

0.15 (NS)

Oxygen saturation (SPaO2), mean ± SD

98.5±0.7

98.8±0.6

0.06 (NS)

  1. KD1 ketamine-dexmedetomidine group, D2 dexmedetomidine group
  2. ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, HR heart rate
  3. Significant; NS non-significant