Table 3.

Outcomes and complications according to the MRI sedation protocol.

	MIDA group (n = 36)	DEX–KET group (n = 36)	P-value
Outcomes relevant to MRI sedation
Success in MRI sedation	30 (83.3)	33 (91.7)	0.476
MRI scan time, min	100.0 (87.0–111.5)	53.5 (45.0–60.5)	<0.001
Length of neuro-ICU stay, day	4.0 (2.0–6.0)	4.0 (3.0–6.0)	0.373
Complications following MRI sedation	24 (66.7)	8 (22.2)	<0.001
Oxygen desaturation	6 (16.7)	1 (2.8)	0.112
Hypotension	2 (5.6)	0 (0)	0.473
Cardiorespiratory arrest	0 (0)	0 (0)	1.000
Aspiration pneumonia	22 (61.1)	7 (19.4)	0.001

MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; neuro-ICU, neurological intensive care unit.

Results presented as numbers (%) or medians (interquartile ranges).