Table 2.
Patients characteristics and main results
| Co-group (n = 103) | PADSS-group (n = 104) | |
| Age, mean ± SD, yr | 58.45 ± 11.65 | 57.21 ± 11.6 |
| Gender, M/F | 46/57 | 46/58 |
| ASA class I/II | 40/63 | 41/63 |
| Anxiety level, n | ||
| 1: none | 16 | 9 |
| 2: mild | 75 | 88 |
| 3: moderate | 10 | 6 |
| 4: severe | 2 | 1 |
| Pain before colonoscopy, mean ± SD | 1.9 ± 1.4 | 1.9 ± 0.6 |
| Recovery time, mean ± SD, minb | 95.14 ± 10.85 | 58.75 ± 18.67 |
| Recovery time < 60 min, n (%)b | 0 (0) | 39 (37.5) |
| Early or late severe complications, n | 0 | 0 |
b
P < 0.001, Post-Anaesthetic Discharge Scoring System (PADSS)-group vs Co-group. ASA: American Society of Anestesiology.