Items Caudal neostigmine group Non caudal group P- value
Age range (24-96 months) 50.53 ± 0.52 54.06 ± 0.70 0.48
Weight (kg) 15.32 ± 5.86 15.75 ± 5.22 0.73
Sex - Number (%)      
MaleĀ  25 (62.5%) 28 (70%) 0.23
Female 15 (37.5%) 12 (30%) 0.34
Diagnosis - Number (%)      
ASD 16 (40%) 10 (25%) 0.23
VSD 13 (32.5%) 13 (32.5%) 1
TOF 11 (27.5%) 17 (42.5 %) 0.24
CPB (minute) 81.22 ± 32.24 92.95 ± 28.59 0.08
Cross clamp time (minute) 47.85 ± 23.56 53.42 ± 21.19 0.26
Operative time (hours) 210.25 ± 49.69 213.5 ± 43.15 0.76
ASD = Atrial Septal Defect, VSD = Ventricular Septal Defect and TOF = Tetralogy of Fallot, CPB = Cardio-Pulmonary Bypass
Data was described as means ± SD by using Independent sample T test and described as number of patients (percentage) by using Fisher's exact test for nominal and ordinal variables
Table 1: Demographic data and different intraoperative times in both caudal neostigmine group and non caudal group.