Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine versus Ketofol for Sedation of Postoperative Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Table 8

Extubation time, duration of mechanical ventilation, and SICU stay.

Variable	Group KFL (n = 12)	Group DEX (n = 12)	value
Extubation time (minutes)	35.58 ± 3.895	33.00 ± 3.384	0.105
Duration of mechanical ventilation (hr)	7.88 ± 3.328	7.58 ± 3.183	0.838
Stay in the SICU (hr)	29.00 ± 2.954	29.25 ± 3.415	0.708

Data are presented as mean ± SD. values ≤ 0.05 are considered statistically significant.