Anesthesiology Research and Practice

Clinical Study

Dexmedetomidine versus Magnesium Sulfate as Adjunct during Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Colectomy

Table 5

Operative and immediate postoperative surgical data.
 Group CGroup DGroup M value
Operative time (min) 
 
Amount of blood loss (mL) 
 
Need for blood transfusion    
 Yes 5 (29.4%)3 (17.6%)4 (23.5%) 
 
 No 12 (70.6%)14 (82.4%)13 (76.5%)
Time till 1st flatus passage (days)  
 
Time till 1st oral fluid intake (days)  
 
Time till 1st oral solid food (days)  
 
Surgical complications    
 Yes 3 (17.6%)4 (23.5%)2 (11.8%) 
 
 No 14 (82.4%)13 (76.5%)15 (88.2%)
PO hospital stay (days) 
 
Data are presented as mean SD and numbers; percentages are in parenthesis. : significance of difference between groups C and D; : significance of difference between groups C and M; : significance of difference between groups D and M.