Respiratory rate (per minutes)

Group-A

n = 35

Group-B

n = 35

p value

Pre-operative

16.94 ± 0.76

17.27 ± 1.01

0.127^ns

Intra-operative

15 min after induction

16.77 ± 0.91

17.49 ± 1.12

0.083^ns

After 30 minutes

16.20 ± 1.11

16.57 ± 0.82

0.117^ns

After 60 minutes

16.00 ± 0.97

16.41 ± 0.74

0.051^ns

After 90 minutes

16.32 ± 0.91

16.64 ± 0.82

0.127^ns

After 120 minutes

16.44 ± 1.02

16.51 ± 0.61

0.729^ns

Post-operative

15 min after at arrival at post-operative ward

16.54 ± 0.98

16.91 ± 0.82

0.091^ns

After 30 minutes

16.4 ± 1.09

16.8 ± 0.68

0.698^ns

After 60 minutes

16.4 ± 0.88

16.86 ± 0.85

0.073^ns

After 90 minutes

16.34 ± 0.87

16.74 ± 0.78

0.089^ns

After 120 minutes

16.57 ± 0.65

16.34 ± 0.54

0.112^ns