Table 7.

Cardiac index

CI	Group P (n=30)	Group E (n=30)	P
Baseline	2.41±0.42	2.26±0.38	0.15
After induction	2.06±0.41	2.15±0.32	0.38
After intubation	2.13±0.37	2.17±0.31	0.65
5 min after intubation	2.14±0.33	2.10±0.28	0.61

Values expressed as mean±SD. *P<0.05 considered significant statistically. CI: Cardiac index, SD: Standard deviation