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Table 5 Modified observer’s assessment of alertness/sedation scales in the study groups

From: Perioperative use of ketamine infusion versus dexmedetomidine infusion for analgesia in obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery: a double-blinded three-armed randomized controlled trial

 

Ketamine

Dexmedetomidine

Control

P-value

Median

(Q1–Q3)

Median

(Q1–Q3)

Median

(Q1–Q3)

MOASS 0 min

4 (3–4)

4 (4–5)‡

3 (3–4)

0.017

MOASS 10 min

4 (4–5)

5 (5–5)‡

4 (4–5)

0.001

MOASS 30 min

5 (5–5)

5 (5–5)

5 (5–5)

0.415

MOASS 60 min

5 (5–5)

5 (5–5)

5 (5–5)

-

  1. MOASS: modified observer’s assessment of alertness/sedation scale.
  2. ‡ Statistically significant difference between the dexmedetomidine group and the other groups.
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