Table 3.
Ramsey sedation levels of the groups and comparison of the groups in terms of preoperative cooperation.
| Time interval since premedication | Group C n/% |
Group DEX n/% |
x 2/p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsay baseline | |||
| Unsatisfactory | 25 (50) | 25 (50) | 0.00/1.00 |
| Satisfactory | 25 (50) | 25 (50) | |
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| Ramsay 15 min | |||
| Unsatisfactory | 24 (48) | 36 (72) | 6.0/0.01∗ |
| Satisfactory | 26 (52) | 14 (28) | |
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| Ramsay 30 min | |||
| Unsatisfactory | 24 (48) | 14 (28) | 4.24/0.03∗ |
| Satisfactory | 26 (52) | 36 (72) | |
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| Ramsay 45 min | |||
| Unsatisfactory | 24 (48) | 3 (6) | 22.3/0.00∗ |
| Satisfactory | 26 (52) | 47 (94) | |
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| Successful parental separation | |||
| Yes | 24 (48) | 34 (68) | 4.1/0.04∗ |
| No | 26 (52) | 16 (32) | |
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| Mask acceptance | |||
| Satisfactory | 19 (38) | 37 (74) | 13.49/0.00∗ |
| Unsatisfactory | 31 (62) | 13 (26) | |
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| Emergence delirium | |||
| Present | 12 (24) | 6 (12) | 2.43/0.12 |
| Absent | 38 (76) | 44 (88) | |
Values in number (%). ∗Significant differences between groups at 0.05 level.