Table 2 Patient assessment of emergence delirium. PAED = Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium
Variables | Sham Group (control); N = 51 | Monochromatic Blue Light Group (treatment) N = 51 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Outcomes | |||
Patient had Emergence Delirium (n, %) | 17 (33.3%) | 3 (5.9%) | 0.001 |
Patient had Emergence Delirium or a PAED Scale Score of 12 or more for 30 min after Baseline (n, %) | 27 (52.9%) | 12 (23.5%) | 0.002 |
PAED Scale Score over time (after Baseline) | |||
Time = 10 min (Mean, SD) | n = 50; 12.8 (2.8) | n = 47; 12.5 (2.0) | 0.592 |
Time = 20 min (Mean, SD) | n = 40; 12.9 (4.4) | n = 38; 11.6 (4.5) | 0.185 |
Time = 30 min (Mean, SD) | n = 25; 10.9 (5.2) | n = 27; 6.6 (5.9) | 0.007 |
PAED score recorded at all 3 periods (n, %) | 25 (49.0%) | 27 (52.9%) | 0.692 |
Percent change from baseline PAED score to last recorded PAED score (Mean, SD) | -1.7% (46.5) | -26.8% (49.6) | 0.012 |