Immunomodulatory Effects of Anesthetics during Thoracic Surgery

Table 1

Patients’ demographic and operative data.

Variable	Group I (Propofol) No. = 25	Group II (Isoflurane) No. = 25
Age (y)	50.3 (13)	48.8 (14)
Sex (M/F)	18/7	17/8
Weight (kg)	77 (7.1)	75 (6.8)
Height (cm)	172 (15)	170 (12)
ASA physical status
I	4	5
II	19	17
III	2	3
Type of operations:
Wedge resection	17	16
Lobectomy	6	7
Pneumonectomy	2	2
Operative time (min)	137 (43)	139 (45)
OLV time (min)	80 (34)	78 (36)
Anesthesia time (min)	152 (47)	154 (45)
Transfused units of blood/patients	10/5	11/7

Data are given as mean (SD) or numbers. ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; OLV: one-lung ventilation.