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Table 2 Changes in heart rate in both studied groups

From: Attenuation of hemodynamic response to laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation with single dose dexmedetomidine in controlled hypertensive patients: prospective randomized double-blind study

Heart rate

Dexmed group (n=35)

Control group (n=35)

P value

Mean± SD

Mean± SD

TB

87.14±12.62

85.46±11.93

0.568

TA

78.46±9.85

76.2±7.94

0.295

T0

72.63±7.73

71.46±6.77

0.502

T1

76.97±6.96

93.71±10.6

<0.05

T3

71.71±6.1

85.11±7.95

<0.05

T5

69.26±5.56

79.8±7.88

<0.05

  1. Data expressed as mean (SD). P value was significant if < 0.05. TB, baseline; TA, 5 min after study drug infusion; T0, 3 min after induction and prior to intubation; T1, 1 min after intubation; T3, 3 min after intubation; T5, 5 min after intubation