Table 5. Changes in Physiologic Parameters Induced by Hypercapnia with Intravenous DXM

Values are mean ± SD.

*P < 0.05 compared with normocapnia.

DXM = dexmedetomidine; DXM2 = intravenous dexmedetomidine 2 μg/kg; DXM10 = intravenous dexmedetomidine 10 μg/kg.