Table 5.
Intraoperative and postoperative characteristics of patients undergoing third molar extraction in the two groups.
| Parameters | Overall (n = 1260) | General anesthesia (n = 1043) | Intravenous sedation (n = 217) | P-value† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intraoperative statistics | ||||
| Duration of surgery (min) | 58.55 ± 31.85 | 60.36 ± 33.07 | 49.82 ± 23.33 | < 0.001 |
| Duration of anesthesia (min) | 87.66 ± 33.43 | 91.16 ± 33.97 | 70.85 ± 24.57 | < 0.001 |
| Total fluid volume (ml) | 270.56 ± 155.25 | 286.63 ± 160.89 | 193.32 ± 91.48 | < 0.001 |
| Total blood loss (ml) | 46.88 ± 62.50 | 51.56 ± 66.03 | 24.38 ± 33.40 | < 0.001 |
| BP | ||||
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 109.1 ± 13.49 | 107.6 ± 12.96 | 116.28 ± 13.72 | < 0.001 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 57.23 ± 9.52 | 56.42 ± 9.34 | 61.13 ± 9.44 | < 0.001 |
| Mean BP (mmHg) | 78.55 ± 9.80 | 77.63 ± 9.53 | 82.96 ± 9.89 | < 0.001 |
| Episodes of hypotension | 243 (19.29%) | 225 (21.57%) | 18 (8.29%) | < 0.001 |
| Ephedrine | 13 (1.03%) | 13 (1.25%) | 0 (0%) | 0.098 |
| Episodes of hypertension | 24 (1.90%) | 15 (1.44%) | 9 (4.15%) | 0.008 |
| HR | ||||
| HR (beats/min) | 79.54 ± 12.91 | 80.61 ± 12.97 | 74.39 ± 11.28 | < 0.001 |
| Episodes of bradycardia | 261 (20.71%) | 189 (18.12%) | 72 (33.18%) | < 0.001 |
| Atropine or glycopyrrolate | 8 (0.63%) | 6 (0.58%) | 2 (0.92%) | 0.559 |
| Episodes of tachycardia | 98 (7.78%) | 97 (9.30%) | 1 (0.46%) | < 0.001 |
| Esmolol | 5 (0.4%) | 5 (0.48%) | 0 (0%) | 0.307 |
| Saturation | ||||
| Saturation (%) | 98.79 ± 0.89 | 98.70 ± 0.89 | 99.20 ± 0.76 | < 0.001 |
| Saturation < 95% | 12 (0.95%) | 10 (0.96%) | 2 (0.92%) | 0.959 |
| Saturation < 90% | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Medication during recovery | ||||
| Opioid | 202 (16.03%) | 199 (19.08%) | 3 (1.38%) | < 0.001 |
| NSAIDs | 79 (6.27%) | 78 (7.48%) | 1 (0.46%) | < 0.001 |
| Antiemetics | 7 (0.56%) | 7 (0.67%) | 0 (0%) | 0.226 |
| Vasopressor | 20 (1.59%) | 0 (0%) | 20 (9.22%) | < 0.001 |
| Anti-hypertensive | 4 (0.32%) | 4 (0.38%) | 0 (0%) | 0.361 |
Data are presented as numbers (%) or means ± standard deviations.
Episode of hypotension, systolic BP < 80% baseline; episodes of hypertension, systolic BP > 120% baseline; episodes of bradycardia, HR < 60/min; episodes of tachycardia, HR > 120/min.
BP blood pressure, HR heart rate, NSAIDs non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
†Independent t-test was performed for continuous variables, and Fisher's exact test was performed for categorical variables.