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Table 3 The Spielberger’s State Anxiety Inventory scale before and after surgery

From: The timing of administration of intravenous dexmedetomidine during lower limb surgery: a randomized controlled trial

 

SAI (preoperative)

SAI

(discharge from PACU)

SAI

(postoperative first day)

P value

Group A

45.52 ± 12.01

38.55 ± 8.04

34.55 ± 8.64

<0.001

Group B

43.65 ± 14.24

37.03 ± 10.51

34.90 ± 9.03

<0.001

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD. SAI Spielberger’s State Anxiety Inventory scale, PACU post-anesthetic care unit, SD standard deviation. The SAI was decreased over time (p = 0.000), but this change was not significantly different between the two groups (p = 0.66)
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BMC Anesthesiology

ISSN: 1471-2253

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