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. 2025 Jan 26;30(2):e160–e169. doi: 10.4317/medoral.26439

Table 4.

Pain, sedation and satisfaction.

Author/year of publication Pain Sedation Patient satisfaction
Control Intervention Control Intervention Control Intervention
Yamane, 2015 927m (CPT) 1039m (CPT) NR NR NR NR
Ouchi, 2016 NR NR Mackenzie and grant sedation score (1-5) 10 minutes Level 1: 17 Patients Level 2: 1 Patient 60 minutes Level 1: 17 Patients Level 2: 1 Patient Mackenzie and grant sedation score (1-5) 10 minutes Dex 2.5% Level 1: 18 Patients Dex 5.0% Level 1: 17 Patients Level 2: 1 Patient Dex 7.5% Level 1: 18 Patients 60 minutes Dex 2.5% Level 1: 18 Patients Dex 5.0% Level 1: 14 Patients Level 2: 3 Patients Level 3: 1 Patient Dex 7.5% Level 1: 17 Patients Level 2: 1 Patient NR NR
Ouchi, 2020 NR NR Mackenzie and grant sedation score (1-5) 10 minutes Level 1: 19 Patients 60 minutes Level 1: 18 Patients Level 2: 1 Patient Mackenzie and grant sedation score (1-5) 10 minutes Dex 1.0 ppm Level 1: 19 Patients Dex 2.0 ppm Level 1: 18 Patients Level 2: 1 Patient 60 Minutes Dex 1.0 ppm Level 1: 18 Patients Level 2: 1 Patient Dex 2.0 ppm Level 1: 16 Patients Level 2: 1 Patient NR NR
Alizargar, 2021 NR NR NR NR High: 16 Patients (80%) Intermediate: 1 Patient (20%) High: 19 Patients (95%) Intermediate: 1 Patient (5%)
Patil, 2022 6h: 1.8 (VAS) 12h: 2.7 (VAS) 24h: 3.7 (VAS) 48h: 3.7 (VAS) 72h: 3.7 (VAS) 6h: 0 (VAS) 12h: 0.3 (VAS) 24h: 1.0 (VAS) 48h: 1.6 (VAS) 72h: 1.6 (VAS) NR NR 1. Bad: 3 (7.89%) 2. Moderate: 8 (21.05%) 3. Good: 14 (36.84%) 4. Excellent: 13 (34.21%) 1. Bad: 1 (2.63) 2. Moderate: 5 (13.15) 3. Good: 10 (26.31) 4. Excellent: 22 (57.89)

NR: not reported, m: minutes, CPT: Current Perception Threshold, %: percent, h: hour, VAS: Visual Analogic Scale, ppm: parts per million, DEX: Dexmedetomidine.