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. 2011 Jun 11;73(5):346–351. doi: 10.1007/s12262-011-0324-4

Table 3.

Postoperative cardiovascular complications

Complications Routine Emergency
Opium addicts Non-addicts Opium addicts Non-addicts
N = 28 % N = 25 % N = 43 % N = 25 %
Cardiovascular complications 24* 85.7 7 28.0 39** 90.7 15 60.0
Hypertension 12 42.9 6 24.0 8 18.6 6 24.0
Hypotension 10 35.7 1 4.0 30 69.8 9 36.0
Arrhythmias 2 7.1 3 12.0 3 7.0 2 8.0

*p < 0.0003; **p < 0.003