Table 2.
Post hoc tests
| Systolic blood pressure | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Recovery | |||||||
| Placebo | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||
| Midazolam | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||
| Propofol | A | A | A | B | A | B | A | A | ||||
| Dexmedetomidine | A | A | B | B | B | B | ||||||
| Diastolic blood pressure | ||||||||||||
| Baseline | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Recovery | |||||||
| Placebo | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||
| Midazolam | A | A | B | A | A | A | A | |||||
| Propofol | A | A | B | A | B | A | A | B | A | |||
| Dexmedetomidine | A | B | B | A | B | B | ||||||
Least significant difference test to compare the effect of treatment on systolic and diastolic blood pressure at baseline, each sedation level and recovery. A and B = those study groups that differ significantly (P < 0.05); drugs not connected by the same letter are significantly different.