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Table 2 Emergence agitation and recovery profiles

From: A single dose of dezocine suppresses emergence agitation in preschool children anesthetized with sevoflurane-remifentanil

 

Group C (n = 49)

Group D (n = 49)

p-value

Time to extubation (min)

8.1 ± 1.6

8.6 ± 1.4

0.103

Time from extubation to emergence (min)

13.5 ± 2.1

14.1 ± 1.7

0.123

Discharged from PACU (min)

46.4 ± 8.7

36.5 ± 9.3

4.032

Incidence of EA by PAED scale score ≥ 10 (%)

42 (86%)

13 (27%)

<0.0001

PAED score ≥ 10 (moderate EA)

5 (12%)

7 (54%)

<0.0001

PAED score ≥ 13 (severe EA)

37 (88%)

6 (45%)

<0.0001

CHIPPS pain score

5.2 ± 0.6

1.2 ± 0.5

<0.0001

EA rescued by fentanyl

9 (18%)

2 (4%)

0.025

EA rescued by propofol

10 (20%)

0 (0%)

0.001

Ramsay sedation score

1.2 ± 0.5

1.9 ± 0.4

1.533

Desaturation

0

0

 

Nausea

0

0

 

Vomiting

0

0

 

Headache

0

0

 
  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD, percentages. EA Emergent agitation, PAED Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium, PACU Post-anesthetic care unit