Table 2: Secondary clinical outcome parameters.

Variables Group 1 Group 2 p Value
General Anesthesia + HTEA
(n=32)
General Anesthesia
(n=24)
Time to extubating 2.59±1.31 2.45±0.88 0.90
Troponin I (ng/ml)*
6th postoperative hour 0.36±0.86 0.59±1.03 0.36
12th postoperative hour 0.38±0.85 0.78±1.38 0.19
Postoperative dopamine infusion 5 (15.6%) 4 (16.7%) 0.91
Postoperative atrial fibrillation 8 (25.0%) 7 (29.2%) 0.76
*Normal below <0.04 ng/ml