Table 1: No difference is detected in Group D and Group S patients 'age, gender distribution, BMI values, tracheostomized life time and ASA rates (p > 0.05). Time to loss of response to command was shorter in Group D than Group S while concentration percentage of expired inhalation agent was higher in Group D than Group S (p < 0.05).
Group D | Group S | p | ||
Mean ± s.d./n-% | Mean ± s.d./n-% | |||
Gender | Male | 27 ± 90.0% | 28 ± 93.3% | 0.640 |
Female | 3 ± 10.0% | 2 ± 6.7% | ||
Age (year) | 64.6 ± 4.7 | 65.4 ± 6.4 | 0.582 | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 20.0 ± 2.0 | 19.8 ± 1.8 | 0.416 | |
Tracheostomized life time (week) | 106.5 ± 77.6 | 134.3 ± 79.7 | 0.177 | |
Time to loss of response to command (S) | 166.7 ± 40.4 | 189.3 ± 41.0 | 0.035 | |
Expired desflurane concentration (%) | 6.9 ± 0.7 | 2.7 ± 0.5 | 0.000 | |
ASA | II | 20 ± 66.7% | 19 ± 63.3% | 0.787 |
III | 10 ± 33.3% | 11 ± 36.7% |
Chi-square test/Independent Samples t test; BMI: Body Mass Index; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists.