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. 2011 May 23;11:9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2253-11-9

Table 2.

Patient demographics, operation data and baseline hemodynamics

Dexmedetomidine (n = 35) Placebo (n = 31)
Men 31 28
Women 4 3
Age (years) 59.5 ± 8.5 62.4 ± 7.0
Weight (kg) 83.7 ± 11.9 79.7 ± 8.7
Body surface area (m2) 1.97 ± 0.17 1.92 ± 0.11
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 142 ± 21 138 ± 21
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 73 ± 11 71 ± 9
Heart rate (beats/min) 61 ± 13 60 ± 7
ASA grade
 III 2 0
 IV 33 31
NYHA classification
 II 12 12
 III 22 17
 IV 1 2
Operation time (min) 213 ± 55 190 ± 38
Perfusion time (min) 107 ± 29 96 ± 22
Number of grafts 3 ± 0.7 3 ± 0.6
Time to extubation (min) 1114 ± 248 1193 ± 283

Data are presented as number of subjects or mean ± SD. Data are based on the per-protocol cohort (n = 66). ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists; NYHA = New York Heart Association.