Table 2

- Intraoperative hemodynamics over time.

VariablesAll patients (N=159)DEX group (n=74)Non-DEX group (n=85)P-values
Mean arterial pressure
T094.0±13.093.5±14.594.4±11.5>0.999
T191.6±18.989.1±21.893.7±15.80.376
T2104.0±20.1102.1±19.0105.5±21.0>0.999
T383.3±12.980.6±13.185.6±12.40.094
T482.3±16.674.0±12.689.5±16.4<0.001
T596.9±16.192.3±14.0100.8±16.90.003
Heart rate
T075.4±12.975.1±12.275.7±13.5>0.999
T181.9±15.781.1±17.082.7±14.5>0.999
T283.7±16.582.7±17.584.7±15.5>0.999
T368.6±12.063.5±10.672.9±11.3<0.001
T466.6±12.160.3±10.372.0±10.9<0.001
T582.5±13.976.8±11.687.3±13.90.001
Bispectral index
T094.3±3.894.6±4.094.1±3.60.379
T139.2±9.339.5±10.438.9±8.2>0.999
T237.8±8.037.4±8.138.1±8.0>0.999
T340.5±7.140.7±7.440.3±6.9>0.999
T451.5±9.949.0±10.153.7±9.10.016
T580.7±7.781.1±8.680.3±6.8>0.999
Oxygen saturation (%)
T099.3±1.099.3±0.999.2±1.1>0.999
T199.9±0.499.8±0.599.9±0.4>0.999
T299.8±0.599.9±0.599.8±0.5>0.999
T399.9±0.499.9±0.499.9±0.3>0.999
T499.9±0.399.9±0.4100.0±0.2>0.999
T599.9±0.699.8±0.799.9±0.4>0.999
Oxygen reserve index
T00.0±0.10.0±0.10.0±0.1>0.999
T10.4±0.20.4±0.20.4±0.20.183
T20.4±0.20.4±0.20.4±0.20.887
T30.4±0.30.4±0.30.4±0.3>0.999
T40.6±0.30.5±0.30.6±0.30.030
T50.5±0.50.5±0.70.5±0.3>0.999
MAC of sevoflurane
T11.1±0.31.0±0.31.1±0.20.051
T21.2±0.31.0±0.31.2±0.30.002
T30.9±0.20.9±0.21.0±0.2<0.001
T40.4±0.20.4±0.20.5±0.20.843

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). DEX: dexmedetomidine, MAC: minimum alveolar concentration, T0: before intubation, T1: start of surgery, T2: insufflation of intra-abdominal CO2, T3: deflation of intra-abdominal CO2, T4: end of surgery, T5: after extubation