Group (D+D) (n=50) Group (S+D) (n=50) P value (Student’s t test)
Extubation time Min 5.9 ± 2.4 8.3 ± 3.9 P=0.001*
OR        
 5th min FTC 10.8 ± 2.0 10.5 ±1.8 P=0.5
  AC 7.3 ± 2.1 6.9 ± 2.0 P=0.3
 10th min FTC 12.7 ±1.5 12.2 ±1.2 P=0.09
  AC 9.3 ± 0.9 8.4 ± 1.2 P=0.001*
PACU 
 5th min FTC 12.9 ± 1.4 12.7 ± 0.9 P=0.5
  AC 9.7 ±0.6 8.9 ± 1.1 P=0.001*
 15th min FTC 13.7 ± 0.5 13.4 ± 0.6 P=0.01*
  AC 9.9 ± 0.3 9.6 ± 0.6 P=0.007*
 25th min FTC 13.9 ± 0.2 13.8 ± 0.3 P=0.1
  AC 9.9± 0.2 9.9 ± 0.3 P=0.7
FTC: Fast-Tract Criteria, AC: Aldrete Criteria, OR: Operating Room, PACU: Post-anesthesia Care Unit
Table 4: Extubation times, FTC and AC in OR and PACU between the groups (mean ± SD).