Table 2. Recovery Profiles.

	Remifentanil group (n=32)	Dexmedetomidine group (n=32)	p value
Awareness time (min)	6.6±2.8	7.9±2.2	0.05
Extubation time (min)	7.9±3	9.1±2.6	0.83
Sedation scale (0/1/2/3)
2 min after extubation	8/11/11/2	9/12/9/2	0.66
5 min after extubation	3/7/17/5	6/8/11/7	0.56
Admission to PACU	2/5/18/7	0/6/22/4	0.77
10 min in PACU	1/7/24/0	1/4/27/0	0.37

PACU, post-anesthetic care unit.

Values are mean±SD or number. Grade of sedation, 0=sleepy with no arousal, 1=sleepy yet arousable, 2=drowsy, 3=alert.