Research Article

Low-Dose Ketamine Infusion for Perioperative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Lists demographic data between the groups.

Demographic information between groups
CKTotal value
(N = 18)(N = 17)(N = 35)

Age0.18772
 N181735
 Mean (SD)49.3 (10.1)54.2 (11.5)51.7 (10.9)
 Range(30.0–65.0)(33.0–69.0)(30.0–69.0)

ASA0.09282
 N181735
 Mean (SD)2.6 (0.5)2.8 (0.4)2.7 (0.5)
 Range(2.0–3.0)(2.0–3.0)(2.0–3.0)

BMI0.51522
 N181735
 Mean (SD)45.8 (5.1)44.7 (5.0)45.3 (5.0)
 Range(39.4–58.4)(37.3–53.3)(37.3–58.4)

Gender0.17611
 F16 (88.9%)12 (70.6%)28 (80.0%)
 M2 (11.1%)5 (29.4%)7 (20.0%)

1Chi-square. 2Equal variance t-test. ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists physical classification status and BMI = body mass index.