Table 3.
Comparisons between intranasal dexmedetomidine and nitrous oxide. Patient and parent questionnaires and ED physician’s opinion are presented in this table. Continuous variables are presented using medians and IQRs. Categorical variables are presented using counts and percentages
| Intranasal dexmedetomidine | 50% Nitrous oxide | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missing (n) | Missing (n) | ||||
| FPS-R by patient | 5.5 (2–8) | 8 | 4 (2–6) | 15 | 0.048 |
| FPS-R by parent | 6 (2–8) | 1 | 3 (1–7) | 0 | 0.007 |
| Same method acceptable in future /patient | 52 (82.5%) | 12 | 59 (88.1%) | 7 | 0.46 |
| Same method acceptable in future /parent | 65 (91.5%) | 3 | 70 (94.6%) | 0 | 0.53 |
| Parental satisfaction with the general management | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1 = Not at all satisfied | 0 | 0 | 0.094 | ||
| 2 = Not satisfied | 3 (4.1%) | 0 | |||
| 3 = Neutral | 6 (8.2%) | 4 (5.5%) | |||
| 4 = Satisfied | 19 (26.0%) | 12 (16.4%) | |||
| 5 = Very satisfied | 45 (61.6%) | 57 (78.1%) | |||
| Feasibility by ED physician | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 = Very easy | 42 (56.8%) | 44 (59.5%) | 0.66 | ||
| 2 = Easy | 16 (21.6%) | 19 (25.7%) | |||
| 3 = Neutral | 10 (13.5%) | 9 (12.2%) | |||
| 4 = Difficult | 4 (5.4%) | 2 (2.7%) | |||
| 5 = Very difficult | 2 (2.7%) | 0 | |||
Abbreviations FPS-R = Faces Pain Scale revised, ED = Emergency Department