Clinical Study

Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine versus Ketofol for Sedation of Postoperative Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Table 3

Heart rate (Bpm).

Variable value
Time (hr)Group KFL (n = 12)Group DEX (n = 12)

088.42 ± 5.12587.75 ± 4.2240.580
180.67 ± 5.77473.00 ± 4.3900.003
377.25 ± 4.13766.00 ± 4.1340.000
680.42 ± 2.77871.67 ± 9.740.013
983.08 ± 4.05576.67 ± 3.8460.001
1286.42 ± 4.27482.42 ± 4.7760.049
1586.08 ± 2.87584.17 ± 4.7260.368
1884.33 ± 4.41879.08 ± 5.3340.026
2182.42 ± 4.29578.83 ± 5.6380.181
2482.58 ± 4.05583.25 ± 6.4260.931
2783.00 ± 4.09084.08 ± 6.3020.469
3084.83 ± 4.19682.50 ± 5.8540.311

Data are presented as mean ± SD. values ≤ 0.05 are considered statistically significant. Bpm = beat per minute.