Table 2 Patient categorization according to the Riker’s sedation-agitation scale in the recovery room
Category | P value (all groups) | Group SN (n = 28) | Group SD (n = 27) | P value (group SN vs. SD) | Group TN (n = 30) | Group TD (n = 30) | P value (group TN vs. TD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At arrival | Sedated | <0.001 | 1 (3.6) | 13 (48.1) | <0.001 | 6 (20.0) | 11 (36.7) | 0.013 |
Calm | 7 (25.0) | 11 (40.7) | 11 (36.7) | 13 (53.3) | ||||
Agitated | 20 (71.4) | 3 (11.1) | 16 (43.3) | 3 (10.0) | ||||
After 15 min | Sedated | 0.005 | 0 (0.0) | 2 (7.4) | 0.013 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.3) | 0.021 |
Calm | 20 (71.4) | 24 (88.9) | 20 (66.7) | 27 (90.0) | ||||
Agitated | 8 (28.6) | 1 (3.7) | 10 (33.3) | 2 (6.7) | ||||
After 30 min | Sedated | 0.196 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.193 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.097 |
Calm | 24 (82.1) | 26 (96.3) | 26 (86.7) | 29 (96.7) | ||||
Agitated | 5 (17.9) | 1 (3.7) | 4 (13.3) | 1 (3.3) |