Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of the study population.

	Sitting beach-chair (n = 14)	Reclining beach-chair (n = 14)
Age (years)	40 ± 17	42 ± 15
Gender (m/f)	9/5	9/5
Height (cm)	175 ± 8	177 ± 8
Weight (kg)	76 ± 11	83 ± 11
BMI (kg/m2)	25 ± 3	27 ± 4
Operated side (left/right)	6/8	7/7
Per-operative saline IV (ml)	690 ± 160	660 ± 230
Propofol infusions (mg/kg/h)	0.50 ± 0.11	0.45 ± 0.09
Remifentanil infusions (μg/kg/h)	0.49 ± 0.16	0.44 ± 0.07
Induction bolus of propofol (mg/kg)	2.24 ± 0.39	2.12 ± 0.51