Table 3.

Intraoperative fentanyl and ephedrine requirement

Variable	Group RC (n=19), n (%)	Group R (n=20), n (%)	P
Number of fentanyl bolus, median (IQR)	0 (1)	2 (2.5)	0.0012*
Number of patients requiring fentanyl bolus	7 (36.8)	17 (85.0)	0.003†
Number of patients requiring ephedrine	9 (47.4)	2 (10.0)	0.014†

*Wilcoxon rank-sum test, ^†Fisher’s exact test. P<0.5 significant. n=Number of patients, IQR=Interquartile range