Efficacy of premedication with intranasal dexmedetomidine for removal of inhaled foreign bodies in children by flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Table 3 Demographic characteristics

Variables	DEX Group	Control Group	P value
Age (months)	17.2 ± 6.3	18.0 ± 6.6	0.737
Sex (male/female)	15/5	14/6	0.723
Weight (Kg)	10.9 ± 2.2	10.8 ± 1.2	0.965
Site of foreign body (T/RB/LB/BB)	1/11/6/2	0/10/9/1	0.576
Duration of foreign body aspiration (days)	5.5(2.3–10.0)	6.0(3.3–10.8)	0.583
Time-lag between diagnosis and retrieval of foreign body (days)	2(1–3)	2(1–3)	0.904
Complications
Obstructive emphysema	11 (55)	16(80)	0.091
Pneumonia	18 (90)	20 (100)	0.147
Atelectasis	4 (20)	1 (5)	0.151
Baseline value
Heart rate (beats per minute)	136 ± 21	151 ± 14	0.015
Respiratory rate (beats per minute)	37 ± 9	37 ± 5	0.911
Oxygen saturation (%)	100(100–100)	100(100–100)	0.583

Date are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range) number of patients (percentage). T, tracheal; RB, right bronchus; LB, left bronchus; BB, both right and left bronchus. Duration of foreign body aspiration: time from foreign body aspiration to its removal

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