Table 1.
Demographic and intraoperative variables of the subjects - medians and ranges.
| DexmedetomidineGroup(n = 30) | ControlGroup(n = 30) | p-value | |
| Gender (male/female) | 24/6 | 23/7 | 0.754 |
| Age (year) | 36 (20-50) | 37 (20-50) | 0.906 |
| Height (cm) | 170 (156-188) | 173 (153-188) | 0.524 |
| Weight (kg) | 80 (50-90) | 80 (51-90) | 0.784 |
| Duration of surgery (minutes) | 65 (25-225) | 68 (15-150) | 0.917 |
| Duration of motor block (minutes) | 220 (75-460) | 180 (95-430) | 0.739 |
| Duration of sensorial block (minutes) | 237 (90-470) | 212 (100-470) | 0.900 |
| Total dose of Dexmedetomidine (µg) | 108 (80-160) | ||
| Sensory block Onset at T12 pinprick (minutes) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3-5) | |
| Motor block Time to grade 3 block (minutes) | 3.2 (2-4.5) | 3.3 (2-4.7) | |
| Types of operation | |||
| Varicose vein | 8 | 9 | |
| Umbilical hernia | 2 | 3 | |
| Arthroscopy | 10 | 10 | |
| Bladder tumor | 5 | 4 | |
| Ureterorenoscopy | 5 | 4 |
There were no significant differences among the groups.