No Difference between Spinal Anesthesia with Hyperbaric Ropivacaine and Intravenous Dexmedetomidine Sedation with and without Intrathecal Fentanyl: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial
Table 1
Patient characteristics and surgical data.
Ropivacaine (n = 25)
Ropivacaine-fentanyl (n = 25)
value
Sex, F/M
8/17
11/14
0.561
Age, years
46.2 (14.7)
44.8 (16.2)
0.750
Weight, kg
72.2 (9.9)
71.9 (14.6)
0.934
Height, cm
166.9 (9.0)
166.0 (9.0)
0.729
Body mass index, kg/m2
25.9 (2.4)
25.9 (3.5)
1.000
ASA I/II
9/16
8/17
1.000
Operation time, min
85.6 (34.9)
81.80 (36.7)
0.709
Anesthesia time, min
112.6 (37.2)
106.4 (38.7)
0.566
Type of surgery
Lower leg
5 (20)
5 (20)
0.788
Ankle
15 (60)
13 (52)
Foot
5 (20)
7 (28)
Number of patients treated with atropine
14 (56)
15 (60)
0.774
Number of patients treated with ephedrine
1 (4)
1 (4)
1.000
Data are presented as mean (SD) or number (%) of patients. The values are the results of the Mann–Whitney U test for the continuous variables and the χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test for the incidence variables between the groups.
