Table 1.

Patients characteristics and operation details

Variable	Group I (P) (n=30)	Group II (E) (n=30)	P
Age (years)	33.96±10.88	36±12.33	0.499
Sex (male/female)	15/15	16/14
Weight (kg)	47.7±8.15	46.26±6.93	0.463
Height (cm)	161.1±7.7	162.8±8.3	0.414
ASA Grade II	22	19
ASA Grade III	8	11
Duration of surgery (in h)	5.25±1.11	5.4±1.02	0.587
Surgical procedure
MVR	23	22
AVR	4	6
CABG	3	2

Values expressed as mean±SD. *P<0.05 considered significant statistically. ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists, MVR: Mitral valve replacement, AVR: Aortic valve replacement, CABG: Coronary artery bypass grafting, SD: Standard deviation