Heart rate

Fentanyl

(Mean ± SD)

Magnitude of raise from baseline in F-group

P-value for mean difference with in F-group

Lidocaine

(Mean ± SD)

Magnitude of raise from baseline in L-group

P-value for mean difference within L-group

At Baseline

92.26 ± 18.3 bpm

-

95.68 ±16 bpm

-

At 1^st min.

98.91 ±1 5.6 bpm

7.2% ↑

0.001*

107 ± 15.45 bpm

12%↑

0.001*

At 3^rd min.

94.7 ± 15 bpm

1.11%↑

0.141

100.6 ± 15 bpm

5.14%↑

0.001*

At 5^th min.

91.25 ± 15.3 bpm

1.1%↓

0.565

93.84 ± 15 bpm

1.9%↓

0.230