Table 3.

Recovery parameters and the incidence of agitation was 90 % in group P and 15 % in group D

	Group D (n = 20)	Group P (n = 20)
Respire recovery time	4.3 ± 1.6	3.9 ± 1.6
Remove extubation time	7.8 ± 1.5	6.5 ± 1.4
Spontaneous eye opening time	33.2 ± 11.0*	17.8 ± 6.1
Spontaneous arm or leg motion time	25.6 ± 13.7*	9.1 ± 3.0
Discharge to recovery room	55.1 ± 3.0	54.5 ± 2.8
Bronchospasm	1	3
Nausea-vomiting	1	2
Emergence agitation	3 (15 %)	18* (90 %)

Values are expressed as mean ± SD (min). *P < 0.05 for group D vs P