Table 1 Preoperative clinical characteristics.

From: Pulmonary effects of dexmedetomidine infusion in thoracic aortic surgery under hypothermic circulatory arrest: a randomized placebo-controlled trial

Parameters

Control group (n = 25)

Dexmedetomidine group (n = 26)

P value

Age (years)

61 ± 17

62 ± 17

0.838

Sex, male/female

14 /11

14/12

0.877

Height (cm)

165.7 ± 10.4

165.9 ± 10.4

0.937

Weight (kg)

64.5 ± 14.3

69.7 ± 15.2

0.215

Hypertension

17 (68.0)

18 (69.2)

0.925

Diabetes mellitus

3 (12.0)

3 (11.5)

> 0.999

Chronic kidney disease

2 (8.0)

2 (7.7)

> 0.999

Cerebrovascular accident

2 (8.0)

2 (7.7)

> 0.999

Coronary artery disease

4 (16.0)

3 (11.5)

0.703

Medication

β-Blockers

7 (28.0)

5 (19.2)

0.461

Calcium channel blockers

11 (44.0)

8 (30.8)

0.329

RAS blockers

9 (36.0)

12 (46.2)

0.461

Diuretics

4 (16.0)

2 (7.7)

0.419

Preoperative pulmonary function***

FVC

96.1 ± 25.5

93.4 ± 16.2

0.814

FEV1

103.6 ± 24.3

96.4 ± 14.1

0.504

FEV1/FVC

73.3 ± 3.5

70.1 ± 8.3

0.382

DLCO

90.9 ± 17.0

90.83 ± 10.3

0.998

Euroscore

6 ± 5

7 ± 7

0.880

Preoperative LVEF (%)

62 ± 9

64 ± 6

0.538

  1. Values are shown as the number of patients, mean ± standard deviation.
  2. DLCO carbon monoxide diffusion capacity, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in one second, FVC forced vital capacity, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, RAS renin-angiotensin system.
  3. ***This data was obtained from patients who received elective surgery.