Table 5: Intra-operative drug therapy.

 

Group A (n = 58)

Group B ( n = 18)

P Value

Anti-hypertensive drugs

Phentolamine (mg)

99.1 ± (96.28)

27.5 ± (30.72)

0.03

Labetalol (mg)

11.7 ± (2.88)

13.7 ± (8.54)

0.23

Esmolol (mg)

175.4± (215.59)

294.8 ± (384.71)

0.12

Vasoactive drugs

Phenylephrine (mcg)

388.2 ± (323.65)

586.7 ± (821.08)

0.19

Nitroglycerin (mcg)

447.9 ± (207.63)

180 ± (254.03)

0.07

Nitroprusside (mcg)

128.3 ± (10.84)

230 ± (127.28)

0.12

Norepinephrine (mcg)

66.6 ± (67.09)

37.1 ± N/A

N/A

Vasopressin (Unit)

0

4.4 ± (3.43)

N/A

Epinephrine (mcg)

0

1910 ± NA

N/A

Data are mean ± SD: With the SD in parentheses.