Table 1.
Showing mean and standard deviation (SD) of plasma oxygen saturation (SpO2) in Groups M and D preoperative, at sedation before administering LA, 10, 20, 30, 40 min after sedation and postoperative 10 min
| SpO2 at | Number of patients | Group M | Group D | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| Plasma oxygen saturation (SpO2 ) | ||||||
| Pre operative | 20 | 98.70 | 0.92 | 98.55 | 0.94 | 0.614 |
| At sedation (before administration of LA) | 20 | 98.05 | 0.94 | 98.65 | 0.99 | 0.057 |
| LA administered (10 min after sedation) | 20 | 98.00 | 1.03 | 98.10 | 1.33 | 0.792 |
| 20 min (after sedation) | 20 | 97.00 | 1.49 | 98.05 | 1.05 | 0.014* |
| 30 min (after sedation) | 20 | 97.15 | 1.18 | 97.90 | 0.91 | 0.031* |
| 40 min (after sedation) | 20 | 97.76 | 0.56 | 97.57 | 1.02 | 0.532 |
| Post operative 10 min | 20 | 98.00 | 0.79 | 98.05 | 0.60 | 0.824 |
Bold values are suggestive of the statistically significant p values while comparing results of plasma oxygen saturation in group M and group D
* Statistically significant change observed