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

Table 4

Mean arterial blood pressure (mmHg).

Variable	MAP		value
Time (hr)	Group KFL (n = 12)	Group DEX (n = 12)
0	101.58 ± 13.714	101.25 ± 10.922	0.977
1	96.75 ± 6.524	90.33 ± 13.412	0.202
3	92.58 ± 6.802	89.08 ± 10.104	0.311
6	87.17 ± 3.857	83.92 ± 10.361	0.642
9	85.50 ± 6.488	84.83 ± 10.035	0.794
12	86.17 ± 3.512	83.25 ± 7.736	0.415
15	84.58 ± 6.317	78.17 ± 7.396	0.037
18	84.25 ± 5.379	79.08 ± 6.082	0.046
21	100.92 ± 13.358	92.58 ± 4.100	0.009
24	95.50 ± 9.060	92.00 ± 7.160	0.349
27	94.00 ± 7.032	94.25 ± 9.910	0.663
30	92.33 ± 4.119	94.17 ± 7.779	0.448

Data are presented as mean ± SD. values ≤ 0.05 are considered statistically significant. MAP = mean arterial blood pressure.