Effects of Dexmedetomidine Infusion on Inflammatory Responses and Injury of Lung Tidal Volume Changes during One-Lung Ventilation in Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Demographics of participants in the two groups.

	Saline ()	DEX ()	value
Age (yr)	58.7 (10.1)	59.0 (8.8)
Gender (M/F)	16/14	15/15
Weight (kg)	64.4 (12.2)	64.5 (12.5)
Operation type (N, %)
Lobectomy	22 (73.3%)	24 (80%)
Others	8 (27.7%)	6 (20%)
Comorbidities (N, %)
Hypertension	8 (26.7%)	9 (30%)
Diabetes	6 (20%)	2 (6.7%)
Others	15 (50%)	10 (33.3%)
ASA class (N, %)
I	1 (3.3%)	2 (6.7%)
II	18 (60%)	14 (46.7%)
III	11 (36.7%)	14 (46.7%)
Primary lung malignancy (N, %)
Yes	25 (83.3%)	29 (96.7%)
No	5 (16.7%)	1 (3.3%)
Lung cancer staging (N, %)
T
1	3 (10.0%)	12 (40.0%)
2	18 (60.0%)	10 (33.3%)
3	4 (13.3%)	4 (13.3%)
4	0 (0%)	3 (10.0%)
N
0	14 (46.7%)	20 (66.7%)
1	5 (16.7%)	3 (10.0%)
2	6 (20.0%)	6 (20.0%)
M
0	25 (83.3%)	23 (76.7%)
1	0 (0%)	6 (20.0%)
Final staging (N, %)
I	9 (30.0%)	12 (40.0%)
II	9 (30.0%)	3 (10.0%)
III-IV	7 (23.3%)	14 (46.6%)