Table 5.

Comparison of stress indicators ($\overline{x}$ ±s)

Groups	Epinephrine (μg/mL)			Norepinephrine (μg/mL)			Cortisol (nmol/L)
	Before anesthesia induction	24 h after surgery	72 h after surgery	Before anesthesia induction	24 h after surgery	72 h after surgery	Before anesthesia induction	24 h after surgery	72 h after surgery
Remimazolam group (n = 30)	14.71 ± 1.63	21.31 ± 2.06a	19.16 ± 1.97a	61.97 ± 6.06	71.64 ± 9.01a	68.04 ± 6.99a	491.36 ± 48.24	541.16 ± 50.19a	521.39 ± 50.22a
Propofol group (n = 29)	14.32 ± 1.49	31.3 ± 3.05	22.93 ± 2.36	62.07 ± 6.17	91.97 ± 10.99	81.87 ± 8.03	492.47 ± 47.97	630.81 ± 61.14	561.38 ± 52.25
F interaction, P interaction	67.981, < 0.001			31.617, < 0.001			56.319, < 0.001
F time-point, P time-point	29.195, < 0.001			17.311, < 0.001			24.762, < 0.001
F between-group, P between-group	33.991, < 0.001			29.696, < 0.001			11.037, < 0.001

^aP < 0.05 vs the propofol group