Table 3.

Outcome measures

Characteristics	Group A	Group B	P
Sedation score after 30 min of premedication
Poor	22 (55)*	17 (42.5)*	0.263
Good	18 (45)*	23 (57.5)*
Unresponsive	0 (0)*	0 (0)*
Parental separation anxiety score
Acceptable	37 (92.5)*	38 (95)*	0.644
Not acceptable	3 (7.5)*	2 (5)*
IV acceptability score
Ideal	1 (2.5)*	3 (7.5)*	0.545
Acceptable	32 (80)*	29 (72.5)*
Not acceptable	7 (17.5)*	8 (20)*

IV=Intravenous, *Numbers (percentages)