Table 1.

Demographic and peri-operative data of the studied groups. Data represented as [mean ± SD] or Number

	Group (C) (n = 34)	group (G) (n = 33)	P value
Age (year)	4.2 ± 1.2	3.7 ± 1.4	0.07
Sex (Male/Female)	26/7	23/9	0.8
Body weight (kg)	17 9 ± 3.3	16.8 ± 3.2	0.21
Duration of surgery (minutes)	41.8 ± 3. 9	43.1 ± 4.6	0.12
Duration of extubation (minutes)	4.4 ± 0.7	4.9 ± 0.6*	0.002
Duration of emergence (minutes)	6. 9 ± 0.4	7.4 ± 07*	0.000
Duration of PACU stay (minutes)	31.6 ± 3.2	32..8 ± 3.7	0.075

Group (C) = control, group (G) = Gabapentin and PACU = post-anesthesia care unit

*Statistically significant compared to group (C), [p ˂ 0.05]