Clinical Study

Xenon Anesthesia Improves Respiratory Gas Exchanges in Morbidly Obese Patients

Table 4

Occurrence of adverse events.

SRXR
N. of patients reporting adverse eventsN. of adverse eventsN. of patients reporting adverse eventsN. of adverse events

Hypertension0011
Hypotension2200
Bradycardia1224
PONV1146
Postoperative headache1122
Awareness0000

Bradycardia was intended a>20% deviation from mean baseline, hypertension a>20% deviation from mean systolic baseline with stable heart rate and no other signs of low depth of anaesthesia and hypotension a>20% deviation from mean systolic baseline.