Table 2.
Blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen saturation mean comparison results using Student’s t test, pre-surgically, intra-surgically and post-surgically
| Mean difference | CI 95% | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBP | |||
| Pre-Int | 9.24 | 1.36–17.11 | 0.02 |
| Int-Pos | 1.81 | −4.9–8.52 | 0.59 |
| Pre-Pos | 11.23 | 5.29–17.18 | < 0.001 |
| DBP | |||
| Pre-Int | 3.67 | −0.18–7.51 | 0.06 |
| Int-Pos | 0.57 | −5.42–6.56 | 0.85 |
| Pre-Pos | 4.53 | −2.18–11.25 | 0.18 |
| HR* | |||
| Int-Pre | 2.64 | 0.03–5.25 | 0.05 |
| Pos-Int | 1.1 | 2.61–4.8 | 0.55 |
| Pos-Pre | 3.37 | 0.32–6.42 | 0.03 |
| O2Sat | |||
| Pre-Int | 0.44 | 0.1–0.79 | 0.01 |
| Int-Pos | 3.26 | −2.85–9.36 | 0.29 |
| Pre-Pos | 3.7 | −2.41–9.81 | 0.23 |
SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HR heart rate, O2Sat oxygen saturation, Pre pre-surgical, Int intra-surgical, Pos post-surgical, CI confidence interval
*The order of the comparisons was switched to make the values positive, as the HR slightly increased during the procedure