Table 2.

Comparison of awakening time and accurate time to answer questions after surgery (±s, minutes).

Group	Number of cases	Wake-up time after surgery	Accurate time to answer questions
Group P	30	6.73 ± 1.39†	16.57 ± 1.48†
Group E	30	8.03 ± 2.31*	17.77 ± 2.46*
Group PE	30	7.03 ± 1.25†	16.80 ± 1.38†
P-value		.011	.031

Group P, the propofol group; group E, the etomidate group; group PE, the etomidate–propofol mixture group.

^* Indicates that compared with group P, P < .05.

^† Indicates that compared with group E, P < .05.