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Table 3 Comparison of mean arterial pressure (MAP) between group P and DP

From: A bispectral index guided comparative evaluation of dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to propofol-based total intravenous anaesthesia in spine surgeries done under motor-evoked potential monitoring

Mean arterial blood pressure in mmHg

(MAP)

Group P

(n = 64)

Group DP

(n = 64)

1p value

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Baseline

88.86

5.48

88.69

5.8

0.863

At intubation

86.36

9.69

87.00

10.04

0.714

On starting agents

77.38

6.8

77.27

6.83

0.928

10 min

79.92

9.5

80.33

9.71

0.811

20 min

81.11

11.38

81.28

10.72

0.930

30 min

79.03

9.16

79.41

8.82

0.814

60 min

82.59

6.62

82.08

6.37

0.654

120 min

79.77

9.79

79.56

9.82

0.907

180 min

78.69

10.03

78.93

9.97

0.905

End of surgery

81.44

5.13

80.89

5.17

0.549

At extubation

83.47

6.72

84.25

6.98

0.520

  1. 1Student’s t test
  2. *Significant (p < 0.05)