- A comparison between the two groups in terms of intraoperative adverse events, post-operative complications, operative duration, and patients’ satisfaction.
| Characteristics | GA | PFK | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n=100) | (n=101) | ||
| Duration of induction, minutes [IQR] | 5 [4-7] | 2 [2-4] | <0.001 |
| Duration of surgery, minutes [IQR] | 30 [15.25-40] | 15 [15-25] | <0.001 |
| Duration of termination of anaesthesia, minutes [IQR] | 7 [5-9.75] | 1 [0-3] | <0.001 |
| Hypotension | 37 (37) | 1 (1.0) | <0.001 |
| Use of vasopressor | 30 (30) | 0 (0) | <0.001 |
| Transient O2 desaturation | 1 (1) | 6 (6.0) | 0.212 |
| Airway management required | 3 (3) | 25 (24.8) | <0.001 |
| Penile erection | 3 (3) | 1 (1.0) | 0.369 |
| Postoperative data | |||
| Nausea and vomiting | 2 (2) | 4 (4.0) | |
| Nausea without vomiting | 5 (5) | 2 (2.0) | 0.374 |
| Neither nausea nor vomiting | 93 (93) | 95 (94.0) | |
| Hallucination | 5 (5) | 8 (7.9) | 0.400 |
| Respiratory depression | 3 (3) | 5 (5.0) | 0.721 |
| Remembering intraoperative events | 10 (10) | 15 (14.9) | 0.297 |
| Pain score, median [IQR] | 1 [1-2] | 1 [1-2] | 0.197 |
| Post-operative paracetamol | 18 (18) | 14 (13.9) | 0.597 |
| Post-operative morphine | 1 (1) | 2 (2.0) | |
| Median time to regain consciousness, minutes (IQR) | 10 [10-20] | 15 [10-20] | 0.322 |
| Liked the experience | 83 (83) | 74 (73.3) | 0.095 |
| Satisfaction score, median (IQR) | 5 [4-5] | 3 [3-4] | <0.001 |
Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%). Mann–Whitney U test, Chi-squared test (χ2 test) and Fisher’s exact test were used to investigate the presence of significant difference between the 2 independent groups. *GA: general anaesthesia, IQR interquartile range, PFK: propofol-fentanyl-ketamine, Bold numbers indicate statistically significant correlations.