Fig. 3. Changes in heart rate in each group during induction. Values are means ± SD. There were no significant group differences (P > 0.05). Group P: received propofol (2 mg/kg); group E: received etomidate (0.3 mg/kg). B: baseline, I0: immediately after IV anesthetics, I1: 1 min after IV anesthetics, T0: immediately after endotracheal intubation, T1: 1 min after endotracheal intubation, T2: 2 min after endotracheal intubation, T3: 3 min after endotracheal intubation, T4: 4 min after endotracheal intubation, T5: 5 min after endotracheal intubation, T7: 7 min after endotracheal intubation, T15: 15 min after endotracheal intubation.
