Table 3: Incidence of apnoea in both study groups.
|
Apnoea |
Group A n (%) |
Group B n (%) |
Total N (%) |
RR (95% CI) |
χ2 |
p value |
|
Yes |
26 (65.0) |
33 (84.6) |
59 (74.7) |
0.630 (0.419-0.945) |
4.018 |
0.045* |
|
No |
14 (35.0) |
6 (15.4) |
20 (25.3) |
|
|
|
|
Total |
40 (100.0) |
39 (100.0) |
79 (100.0) |
|
|
|
|
Duration of apnoea (seconds) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mean ± SD |
62.31± 23.88 |
68.18 ± 32.06 |
|
|
-0.779t |
0.439 |
χ2: Chi square test; RR: Relative Risk; 95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval; Group A received ketamine-fentanyl combination; Group B received propofol-fentanyl combination