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Table 2 Postoperative PAED and CHEOPS scores in both groups

From: Effect of magnesium supplementation on emergence delirium and postoperative pain in children undergoing strabismus surgery: a prospective randomised controlled study

 

Control

(n = 33)

Magnesium

(n = 32)

P value

PAED score

  

0.806*

 PACU in

15.0 (0–18.0)

16.5 (0–19.0)

0.417

 10 min

12.0 (0–15.0)

14.0 (0–17.0)

0.313

 20 min

10.0 (0–14.0)

11.0 (0–15.0)

0.253

 30 min

4.5 (0–12.25)

8.0 (0–15.0)

0.171

 PACU out

7.5 (0–12.0)

5 (0–15.0)

0.967

CHEOPS score

  

0.623*

 PACU in

9.0 (4.0–11.0)

10.0 (4.0–12.0)

0.390

 30 min

7.0 (4.0–8.0)

7.0 (4.0–9.75)

0.199

 PACU out

7.0 (4.0–8.0)

7.0 (4.0–10.0)

0.664

  1. Data are presented as median (interquartile ranges)
  2. *P value from repeated measures ANOVA
  3. CHEOPS Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain scale, PACU Postanaesthetic are unit, PAED Pediatric anesthesia emergence delirium