Table 3.

Complications and adverse events rates in both groups

	Group D (DEX)	Group C (control)	Odds ratio (CI 95 %)	p value
Adverse events
Hypotension, n (%)	8/35 (23)	4/32 (13)	2 (0.48–11)	0.34
Hypertension, n (%)	0/35	4/32 (16)	11 (0.6–190)	0.05
Tachycardia, n (%)	0/35	5/32 (16)	14 (0.9–283)	0.02
Bradycardia, n (%)	10/35 (31)	2/32 (6)	6 (1.3–73)	0.03
Desaturation, n (%)	1/35 (3)	5/32 (15)	5.3 (0.6–280)	0.2
Hypoglycemia, n (%)	2/35 (6)	1/32 (3)	2 (0–114)	1.0
Hyperglycemia, n (%)	5/35 (14)	9/32 (28)	2 (0.7–9)	0.2
Complications
Hospital pneumonia, n (%)	1/35 (3)	2/32 (6)	2 (0.1–125)	0.6