Remifentanil-induced alterations in neutrophil numbers after surgery

JA Clinical Reports

Table 2 Characteristics of the patients who received remifentanil-based anesthesia or fentanyl-based anesthesia after propensity matching

		Remifentanil group (n = 20)	Fentanyl group (n = 20)	P value
Age (y)		54 ± 11	52 ± 12	0.68
Height (cm)^a		157 ± 7.5	152 ± 5	0.38
Weight (kg)^a		54 ± 9	56 ± 11	0.58
Mastectomy: partial mastectomy		5:15	6:14	0.72
SLNB or RLN^b		19:1	18:2	0.54
Received flubiprofen		19	15	0.9
Total amount of remifentanil (μg/kg)^a		20.1 ± 9.4	0 ± 0	<0.0001
Total amount of fentanyl (μg/kg)^a		1.9 ± 1.9	5.4 ± 2.1	<0.0001
Duration of surgery (min)^a		94 ± 23	103 ± 20	0.14
MAC-hour(h)		2.2 ± 0.5	2.7 ± 0.7	0.01
Total amount of ephedrine (mg)		3 ± 3.5	1.2 ± 2.1	0.06
Number of Patients received ephedrine (n)		9	5	0.32
Blood pressure (mmHg)	Preope	137 ± 20	139 ± 24	0.8
	Highest	116 ± 15	135 ± 17	0.0016
	Lowest	80 ± 7	87 ± 10	0.02
	Postope	130 ± 16	134 ± 25	0.64
Heart rate (b/min)	Preope	76 ± 16	69 ± 12	0.10
	At highest BP	63 ± 10	65 ± 11	0.22
	At lowest BP	55 ± 7.5	56 ± 7.5	0.8
	Postope	74 ± 15	72 ± 10	0.48
Total amount of infusion (ml)^a		1235 ± 290	1360 ± 460	0.3
Preoperative leucocyte count (/μl)^a		5460 ± 1460	5622 ± 1587	0.74
Preoperative neutrophil count (/μl)^a		3169 ± 1192	3274 ± 1264	0.78
Preoperative lymphocyte count (/μl)^a		1845 ± 663	1857 ± 619	0.95
Preoperative monocyte count (/μl)^a		265 ± 81	267 ± 106	0.94