Research Article

Comparison of the Effects of Target-Controlled Infusion of Propofol and Sevoflurane as Maintenance of Anesthesia on Hemodynamic Profile in Kidney Transplantation

Table 1

Patients’ characteristics.

VariableTCI propofol (n = 23)Sevoflurane (n = 23) value

SexMale18 (78.3%)17 (73.9%)1
Female5 (21.7%)6 (26.1%)
Age (years)50.5 ± 14.450.2 ± 13.70.933
Body weight (kg)67.6 ± 15.466.3 ± 12.90.759
Height (m)1.65 ± 0.061.63 ± 0.090.530
Body mass index (kg/m2)24.8 ± 4.924.7 ± 3.30.980
Body surface area (m2)1.7 ± 0.21.7 ± 0.20.733
Type 2 diabetes8 (34.8%)10 (43.5%)0.763
Coronary artery disease5 (21.7%)4 (17.4%)1
Hypertension with
 Angiotensin receptor blocker14 (60.9%)14 (60.9%)1
β-Blocker8 (34.8%)13 (56.5%)0.236
 Calcium channel blocker19 (82.6%)16 (69.6%)0.489
 Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor0 (0%)2 (8.7%)0.489
α-Agonist1 (4.3%)9 (39.1%)0.012
Charlson’s comorbidity index3.0 (2.0–4.0)3.0 (2.0–4.0)1

Categorical variable presented in total (%). Numeric variable presented with mean (±standard deviation) or median (minimum-maximum). Data are analyzed using chi-square or unpaired t-test.