Table 7.

The comparison of adverse events between DEX and Control groups.

Adverse Events	In DEX (n)	In Control (n)	Odds ratio (CI 95%)
Atrial fibrillation	10 (53)	6 (56)	1.998 (0.272-14.660)
Bradycardia	7 (62)	4 (62)	1.448 (0.158-13.247)
Hypotension	16 (115)	6 (118)	3.453 (0.714-16.698)
Nausea/Vomiting	59 (208)	80 (213)	0.641 (0.209-1.962)
Pruritus	18 (153)	45 (153)	0.260 (0.068-1.000)
Hypertension	4 (30)	7 (30)	0.505 (0.131-1.951)
Respiratory depression	4 (30)	9 (30)	0.359 (0.096-1.331)
Atelectasis	23 (50)	34 (50)	0.400 (0.177-0.904)
Delirium	8 (41)	12 (41)	0.585 (0.210-1.631)