Clinical Study
Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine versus Ketofol for Sedation of Postoperative Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
| Variable | | value | Time (hr) | Group KFL (n = 12) | Group DEX (n = 12) | |
| 0 | 88.42 ± 5.125 | 87.75 ± 4.224 | 0.580 | 1 | 80.67 ± 5.774 | 73.00 ± 4.390 | 0.003 | 3 | 77.25 ± 4.137 | 66.00 ± 4.134 | 0.000 | 6 | 80.42 ± 2.778 | 71.67 ± 9.74 | 0.013 | 9 | 83.08 ± 4.055 | 76.67 ± 3.846 | 0.001 | 12 | 86.42 ± 4.274 | 82.42 ± 4.776 | 0.049 | 15 | 86.08 ± 2.875 | 84.17 ± 4.726 | 0.368 | 18 | 84.33 ± 4.418 | 79.08 ± 5.334 | 0.026 | 21 | 82.42 ± 4.295 | 78.83 ± 5.638 | 0.181 | 24 | 82.58 ± 4.055 | 83.25 ± 6.426 | 0.931 | 27 | 83.00 ± 4.090 | 84.08 ± 6.302 | 0.469 | 30 | 84.83 ± 4.196 | 82.50 ± 5.854 | 0.311 |
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Data are presented as mean ± SD. values ≤ 0.05 are considered statistically significant. Bpm = beat per minute. |