Remifentanil-induced alterations in neutrophil numbers after surgery

JA Clinical Reports

Table 1 Characteristics of the patients who received remifentanil-based anesthesia or fentanyl-based anesthesia

		Remifentanil (n = 47)	Fentanyl (n = 36)	P value
Age (y)		57 ± 11	51 ± 10	0.025
Height (cm)^a		156 ± 6	154 ± 7	0.21
Weight (kg)^a		55 ± 8	55 ± 10	0.98
Mastectomy: partial mastectomy		26:21	13:23	0.39
SLNB or RLN^b		23:24	21:15	0.08
Received flubiprofen		19	15	0.9
Total amount of remifentanil (μg/kg)^a		23.5 ± 11.4	0 ± 0	<0.0001
Total amount of fentanyl (μg/kg)^a		2.2 ± 2.8	5.5 ± 2.5	<0.0001
Duration of surgery (min)^a		111 ± 33	122 ± 30	0.1
Mac-hour(h)		2.1 ± 0.5	2.6 ± 0.7	0.01
Total amount of ephedrine (mg)		3 ± 3.8	1.3 ± 2.2	0.06
Number of Patients received ephedrine (n)		21	12	0.36
Blood pressure (mmHg)	Preope	144 ± 24	139 ± 25	0.36
	Highest	122 ± 17	131 ± 18	0.019
	Lowest	82 ± 7	88 ± 10	0.0024
	Postope	133 ± 17	133 ± 24	0.95
Heart rate (b/min)	Preope	73 ± 13	70 ± 13	0.35
	At highest BP	61 ± 9	64 ± 10	0.14
	At lowest BP	55 ± 7	56 ± 7	0.42
	Postope	74 ± 12	72 ± 14	0.43
Total amount of infusion (ml)^a		1250 ± 385	1325 ± 390	0.4
Preoperative leucocyte count (/μl)^a		5726 ± 1656	5536 ± 1405	0.63
Preoperative neutrophil count (/μl)^a		3270 ± 1230	3210 ± 1215	0.83
Preoperative lymphocyte count (/μl)^a		1910 ± 690	1820 ± 545	0.51
Preoperative monocyte count (/μl)^a		260 ± 80	270 ± 110	0.64