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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Anesth. 2010 Feb;22(1):29–34. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2009.02.012

Table 3.

Mean differences in demographic characteristics and satisfaction scores in anxious and non-anxious children

Item Mean in anxious children Mean in non-anxious children P-value
Demographic variables
 Age of child (yrs) 4.79 5.55 0.387
 Previous sedations (n) 4.16 5.85 0.530
 Previous surgeries (n) 0.92 1.32 0.174
Satisfaction scores
 Instructions on child’s sedation prior to procedure 9.85 9.84 0.85
 Environmental comfort 8.23 9.34 < 0.001
 Care given by nurse pre-procedure 9.73 9.85 0.168
 Care given by anesthesiologist pre-procedure 9.64 9.87 0.032
Care given by nurse post-procedure 9.90 9.94 0.157
Care given by anesthesiologist post-procedure 9.76 9.90 0.047
Opinion of child’s recollection 7.18 9.72 <0.001
Overall satisfaction with pediatric sedation 8.06 9.61 <0.001