Table 2. Patient Demographics and Postoperative Data
The body temperature was recorded at the time of the first response to verbal command. The epidural dose is the total volume of 1.5% mepivacaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine administered until 15 min after extubation. The pain rating is the numerical quantification of incisional pain by the patient using a 0–10 verbal rating scale, with 0 and 10 being no pain and the worst pain imaginable, respectively. Data are mean ± SD, or median (range).
Xe = xenon; Iso = isoflurane; Sevo = sevoflurane; N2O = nitrous oxide.