Table 1.

Comparison of preoperative and intraoperative clinical findings between the intravenous propofol and IH desflurane groups

Group	Intrvenous propofol	IH desflurane	P value
n	40	40
Preoperative findings
Gender (male)	18 (45.0%)	17 (42.5%)	0.822
Age (years)	47±13	46±13	0.812
Height (cm)	163.9±9.2	165.7±8.0	0.346
Weight (kg)	63.7±11.6	66.0±12.0	0.372
Body mass index (kg/m2)	23.6±3.1	24.0±3.4	0.611
ASA physical status			0.284
I	33 (82.5%)	29 (72.5%)
II	7 (17.5%)	11 (27.5%)
Comorbidities
Hypertension	2 (5.0%)	2 (5.0%)	>0.999
Diabetes mellitus	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	–
History of abdominal surgery	15 (37.5%)	13 (32.5%)	0.639
Laboratory variables
WBC count (×109/L)	6.2±1.7	5.8±1.6	0.187
Haemoglobin (g/dL)	13.9±1.4	13.9±1.6	0.808
Platelet count (×109/L)	248.7±38.3	245.2±58.3	0.75
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.8±0.1	0.8±0.2	0.45
Albumin (g/dL)	4.5±0.2	4.5±0.2	0.518
Sodium (mEq/L)	141.9±1.8	141.6±1.3	0.446
Potassium (mEq/L)	4.3±0.3	4.3±0.2	0.763
Chloride (mEq/L)	104.5±1.5	104.0±1.6	0.117
International normalised ratio	0.99±0.05	1.00±0.05	0.186
aPTT (s)	27.6±2.2	27.6±2.0	0.913
Intraoperative findings
Total surgical duration (min)	140±21	143±29	0.521
Donated kidney (Right)	9 (23.7%)	7 (17.5%)	0.499
Vital signs
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	119±13	118±11	0.706
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	78±9	75±8	0.072
Heart rate (beats/min)	68±9	70±11	0.431
Body temperature (℃)	36.2±0.3	36.2±0.4	0.281
Total remifentanil infusion (mg)	0.7±0.2	0.7±0.2	0.415
Hourly fluid input (mL/kg/hour)	4.0±2.1	3.8±1.7	0.652
Hourly urine output (mL/kg/hour)	1.4±1.3	1.1±0.6	0.173
Total amount of haemorrhage (mL)	74±35	75±60	0.937

Values are expressed as mean (SD) and number (proportion).

aPTT, activated partial thrombin time; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; IH, inhalational; WBC, white blood cell.