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Table 1 Patient demographics for children undergoing adenotonsillectomy by study group. ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists

From: Monochromic light reduces emergence delirium in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy; a double-blind randomized observational study

Variables

Control Group (sham); N = 51

Study Group (Monochromatic Blue light); N = 51

Absolute Standardized Differences

Age (Mean, SD)

4.2 (1.4)

4.7 (1.3)

0.40

% Female (n, %)

24 (47.1%)

24 (47.1%)

0.00

Weight (kg) (Mean, SD)

20.3 (7.2)

21.8 (7.0)

0.21

ASA physical class (n, %)

 1

0 (0%)

4 (7.8%)

 

 2

40 (78.4%)

36 (70.6%)

0.42

 3

11 (21.6%)

11 (21.6%)

 

Baseline (time = 0) Pediatric

Anesthesia Emergence Delirium Scale Score (Mean, SD)

12.0 (0)

11.9 (0.7)

0.20