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. 2025 Aug 22;14:90. doi: 10.1186/s13741-025-00571-3

Table 4.

Intraoperative anesthetic medication

Drugs PS (N = 23) MS (N = 27) MK (N = 24) PK (N = 30) p-value
Ketorolac 18 (78.26%) 15 (55.56%) 17 (70.83%) 23 (76.67%) 0.831
Acetaminophen 18 (78.26%) 15 (55.56%) 18 (75.0%) 26 (86.67%) 0.634
Fentanyl 21 (91.3%) 19 (70.37%) 22 (91.67%) 29 (96.67%) 0.685
Morphine sulfate 18 (78.26%) 17 (62.96%) 23 (95.83%) 28 (93.33%) 0.188
Midazolam 7 (30.43%) 13 (48.15%) 13 (54.17%) 21 (70.0%) 0.035
Cisatracurium 5 (21.74%) 2 (7.41%) 4 (16.67%) 3 (10.0%) 0.581
Atracurium 15 (65.22%) 17 (62.96%) 18 (75.0%) 26 (86.67%) 0.316
Isoflurane 18 (78.26%) 17 (62.96%) 20 (83.33%) 27 (90.0%) 0.859
Sodium thiopental 14 (60.87%) 16 (59.26%) 21 (87.5%) 27 (90.0%) 0.079
Ondansetron 19 (82.61%) 19 (70.37%) 23 (95.83%) 29 (96.67%) 0.091

PS, placebo-saline; MS, melatonin-saline; MK, melatonin-ketamine; PK, placebo-saline