Table II.

Comparison of HR, MAP and SpO₂.

	Before GA			After the interruption of GA
Variable	DEX group	Control group	P-value	DEX group	Control group	P-value
HR	74.3±4.2	73.1±4.5	0.617	66.4±6.6b	78.6±8.3	0.009
MAP	95.3±6.5	94.2±7.6	0.372	76.4±5.3a	85.3±8.5	0.015
SpO2	98.4±0.5	98.5±0.5	0.386	98.8±0.6	98.9±0.9	0.773

GA, general anaesthesia; DEX, dexmedetomidine; HR, mean heart rate; MAP, mean arterial blood pressure; SpO₂, mean pulse oximetry.

^aP<0.05 vs. control group,

^bP<0.01 vs. control group.