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Table 2 Agitation scale and numeric rating scale scores

From: Premedication with dexmedetomidine to reduce emergence agitation: a randomized controlled trial

 

Control

(n = 45)

Dexmedetomidine

(n = 45)

P value

NRS

4 (2–5)

3 (2–6)

0.374

Aono’s scale

1 (1–2)

1 (1–1)

0.015a

Agitation (Aono’s scale scores ≥2)

18 (40.0)

8 (17.8)

0.020a

Agitation duration (min)

2.5 (6)

0.3 (1)

0.019a

Aono’s scale scores ≥3

9 (20.0)

2 (4.4)

0.024a

  1. Values are number (proportion), mean (SD) or median (interquartile range); NRS (numeric rating scale); a, P value < 0.05