Perioperative characteristics of patients undergoing adenotonsillectomy
| Group A (n=40) | Group B (n=41) | Group C (n=39) | P value | |
| Operation time (min) | 34.03±14.00 | 34.71±12.81 | 34.74±12.89 | 0.963 |
| Dosage of propofol (mg) | 91.38±48.08 | 92.93±49.84 | 80.77±42.85 | 0.460 |
| Dosage of remifentanil (mg) | 0.47±0.22 | 0.43±0.18 | 0.41±0.16 | 0.371 |
| Time from the end of surgery to extubation (min) | 9.63±5.00 | 8.78±3.34 | 10.23±4.14 | 0.304 |
| Recovery time (min) | 15.33±13.27 | 17.49±11.95 | 12.26±5.65 | 0.101 |
| Proportion of remedial analgesia, n (%) | 7 (17.5) | 4 (9.8) | 18 (46.2)*† | <0.001 |
Statistical significance for continuous data with a normal distribution (data presented as mean±SD) was evaluated using one-way ANOVA for the three groups, followed by Tukey’s correction for multiple subgroup comparisons. Categorical data were compared using χ2 test.
*Comparison with group A.
†Comparison with group B.
ANOVA, analysis of variance.