Table 4.

Surgical data outcomes of included studies

Study	Type of anesthesia	Amount anesthetic used	MAP (mmHg)	Mean heart rate (beats/min)	Rating on VAS	Rating on 6-point scale	Estimated blood loss (mL)
Eberhart 2003 6	Propofol/remifentanil	5–8 mg/kg/hr	65	55*	2.8*	1	100
	Isoflurane/alfentanil	0.4–1.0 %	67	72*	4.9*	2	170
Tirelli 2004 7	Propofol/remifentanil	32–45 ml/hr	68	74	n/a	2.5*	n/a
	Isoflurane/fentanyl	1–2 %	69	80	n/a	3*	n/a
Wormald 2005 24	Propofol/remifentanil	2–4 ug/mL	67**	62	n/a	2.21*	n/a
	Sevoflurane/fentanyl	0.8–1.8 % end tidal	71**	57	n/a	2.8*	n/a
Beule 2007 3	Propofol/fentanyl	6–10 mg/kg/hr	71.5	64.6	4.9	n/a	276 ± 201
	Sevoflurane/fentanyl	1–3%	70	64.4	4.6	n/a	300 ±168
Ahn 2008 23	Propofol/remifentanil	1–3 ug/mL	73	62**	2.9**	n/a	19** (mL/hr)
	Sevoflurane/remifentanil	1–3 %	73	70**	4.8**	n/a	128** (mL/hr)
Yoo 2010 22	Propofol/remifentanil	2–4 ug/mL	69	77	n/a	2.05	n/a
	Sevoflurane/remifentanil	0.8–2 % end tidal	67	77	n/a	2.21	n/a
	Desflurane/remifentanil	3–5 % end tidal	67	78	n/a	2.07	n/a
Ankichetty 2011 21	Propofol/fentanyl	8–12 mg/kg/hr	~72***	~80***	n/a	0–1 (9pts) 2–3 (11pts)	109
	Isoflurane/fentanyl	≤2 %	~70***	~77***	n/a	0–1 (12pts) 2–3 (8pts)	132.5

^*P<0.001,

^**P< 0.05,

^***This value was obtained by estimating the mean from a graph displaying values from each patient in the study.

Abbreviations: VAS - visual analog scale, MAP - mean arterial pressure, pts - patients