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Table 3 Paired comparison between the different parameters before and after surgery

From: Fluctuation in salivary alpha-amylase activity and vital signs during dental implant surgery

 

Before

After

Difference

p value

sAA

10.8 ± 22.5

18.5 ± 23

−7.7 ± 33.5

<0.001*

HR

79.2 ± 11.9

75.2 ± 11.9

5.4 ± 17.9

0.073

SpO2

96.9 ± 1.6

97.4 ± 1.3

4.7 ± 12.3

0.102

BP (systolic)

141.5 ± 19.6

136.1 ± 18.3

4 ± 6.6

0.001*

BP (diastolic)

82.1 ± 13.5

77.4 ± 11.8

−0.4 ± 1.5

0.084

  1. *Significant
  2. BP: blood pressure, sAA: salivary alpha-amylase, HR: heart rate, SpO2: peripheral blood oxygen saturation