Research Article

Intraoperative Analgesia with Magnesium Sulfate versus Remifentanil Guided by Plethysmographic Stress Index in Post-Bariatric Dermolipectomy: A Randomized Study

Table 2

Descriptive statistics for heart rate and mean blood pressure by the groups.

GroupNMean of the variationStandard deviationMean standard error

MAP variation with OTIMG19−1.4317.564.03
RG19−3.9617.023.90

MAP variation with incisionMG201.897.381.65
RG191.5510.892.50

HR variation with OTIMG209.2415.143.39
RG191.499.312.14

HR variation with incisionMG201.896.421.44
RG191.025.791.33

MG, magnesium sulfate group; RG, remifentanil group; MAP, mean arterial pressure; HR, heart rate; OTI, orotracheal intubation; n, number of participants.