Table 2.
Parents’ and medical doctors’ responses to the questionnaire on the administration of intranasal Ketamine and Midazolam (table A) and placebo (table B) via a mucosal atomiser device
|
A | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question | Parents (n) | Score (median) | Range | Doctors* (n) | Score (median) | Range |
|
The use of INMK by MAD: | ||||||
| Helped |
19 |
10 |
10-10 |
5/3 |
10 |
10-10 |
| Level of child’s outlook |
19 |
8.9 |
7-10 |
5/3 |
8 |
7-9 |
| Level of parents’ outlook |
19 |
9.1 |
8-10 |
5/3 |
9.5 |
9-10 |
| Level of doctors’ outlook |
- |
- |
|
5/3 |
8.5 |
8-10 |
| Level of child’s tolerance of procedures |
19 |
8.7 |
7-10 |
5/3 |
8.2 |
7-9 |
| Would recommend to other parents |
19 |
9.3 |
9-10 |
- |
- |
|
| Would recommend to other doctors |
- |
- |
|
5/3 |
9.4 |
9-10 |
| Would like to see MAD used routinely |
19 |
9.8 |
9-10 |
5/3 |
10 |
10 |
| Made the procedure more acceptable |
- |
- |
- |
5/3 |
10 |
10 |
|
B | ||||||
|
Question |
Parents (n) |
Score (median) |
Range |
Doctors* (n) |
Score (median) |
Range |
|
The use of intranasal sedation (placebo) by MAD: | ||||||
| Helped |
19 |
5 |
3-7 |
5/3 |
3 |
2-4 |
| Level of child’s outlook |
19 |
5.8 |
5-7 |
5/3 |
3 |
2-4 |
| Level of parents’ outlook |
19 |
4.9 |
3-7 |
5/3 |
5 |
3-7 |
| Level of doctors’ outlook |
- |
- |
|
5/3 |
4 |
3-5 |
| Level of child’s tolerance of procedures |
19 |
8.5 |
7-10 |
5/3 |
8 |
7-9 |
| Would recommend to other parents |
19 |
4 |
3-6 |
- |
- |
|
| Would recommend to other doctors |
- |
- |
|
5/3 |
3 |
1-5 |
| Would like to see MAD used routinely |
19 |
4 |
3-6 |
5/3 |
3 |
1-5 |
| Made the procedure more acceptable | - | - | - | 5/3 | 3 | 1-5 |
*unbiased medical doctors involved in the painful or diagnostic procedures (text for details).
INKM, intranasal midazolam and ketamine.
MAD, mucosal atomiser device.