| |
Group
|
Dexmedetomidine (DEX)
|
Thiopental (THIO)
|
p-value
|
|---|
| |
n
|
mean (SD)a
|
n
|
mean (SD)a
|
|---|
|
Age (yr)
|
ALL
|
100
|
4.50 (2.56)
|
100
|
4.06 (2.39)
|
0.22
|
| |
0–2 years
|
20
|
1.21 (0.56)
|
24
|
1.24 (0.45)
| |
| |
2–6 years
|
50
|
3.93 (1.16)
|
53
|
3.85 (1.09)
| |
| |
6–11 years
|
30
|
7.64 (1.30)
|
23
|
7.47 (1.31)
| |
|
Weight (kg)
|
ALL
|
100
|
18.8 (7.5)
|
100
|
17.4 (6.4)
|
0.19
|
| |
0–2 years
|
20
|
10.3 (1.9)
|
24
|
10.5 (2.1)
| |
| |
2–6 years
|
50
|
17.4 (3.3)
|
53
|
17.0 (3.4)
| |
| |
6–11 years
|
30
|
26.8 (7.1)
|
23
|
25.6 (5.7)
| |
|
BMI (kg/m2)
|
ALL
|
100
|
16.5 (2.2)
|
100
|
16.5 (1.8)
|
0.68
|
| |
0–2 years
|
20
|
17.4 (2.1)
|
24
|
17.3 (2.2)
| |
| |
2–6 years
|
50
|
16.3 (2.0)
|
53
|
16.5 (1.6)
| |
| |
6–11 years
|
30
|
16.3 (2.4)
|
23
|
15.9 (1.7)
| |
|
Duration of MRI (min)
|
ALL
|
100
|
43 (41–57)
|
100
|
47 (35–50)
|
0.001
|
| |
0–2 years
|
20
|
43 (36–57)
|
24
|
49 (43–60)
|
0.124
|
| |
2–6 years
|
50
|
42 (35–48)
|
53
|
46 (40–57)
|
0.002
|
| |
6–11 years
|
30
|
43 (34–55)
|
23
|
50 (37–55)
|
0.804
|
- aMean and SD reported, except for duration of MRI, for which median and IQR are shown
