Table 3.
Changes in haemodynamic data and Bispectral index before and after insertion of a supraglottic airway device following induction of anesthesia with sevoflurane
| Variable | Obese patients (n = 30) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | Before induction | 139 (11) | < 0.001 |
| 1 min after induction | 134 (12) | ||
| before supraglottic airway device insertion | 130 (14) | ||
| after supraglottic airway device insertion | 125 (13) | ||
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | Before induction | 81 (9) | < 0.001 |
| 1 min after induction | 75 (8) | ||
| before supraglottic airway device insertion | 71 (9) | ||
| after supraglottic airway device insertion | 69 (8) | ||
| Heart rate (bpm) | Before induction | 71 (12) | 0.004 |
| 1 min after induction | 69 (11) | ||
| before supraglottic airway device insertion | 66 (11) | ||
| after supraglottic airway device insertion | 71 (13) | ||
| BIS | Before induction | 93 (4) | < 0.001 |
| 1 min after induction | 57 (8) | ||
| before supraglottic airway device insertion | 52 (9) | ||
| after supraglottic airway device insertion | 58 (11) |
Values are expressed as mean (SD)
BIS Bispectral index