Table 2.
Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale (M‐YPAS) scores, Vas pain scores, patient satisfaction scores, and postoperative inflammation factors
| Variables |
Group M (n = 45) |
Group D (n = 45) |
Mean/median difference (95% CI） |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M‐YPAS scores | ||||
| Preoperative interview | 27.88 ± 3.34 | 28.15 ± 6.38 | −0.27 (−2.29 to 1.75) | 0.28 |
| 5 min after drug administration | 29.29 ± 4.34 | 32.71 ± 9.99 | −3.42 (−6.56 to −0.27) | 0.09 |
| After transfer to the OR | 29.36 ± 6.86 | 27.09 ± 5.20 | 2.26 (−0.03 to 4.56) | 0.06 |
| 2 h postoperative | 27.21 ± 3.70 | 25.32 ± 2.65 | 1.89 (0.52 to 3.26) | 0.01 |
| 4 h postoperative | 28.18 ± 4.02 | 24.86 ± 2.35 | 3.32 (1.98 to 4.66) | <0.001 |
| Vas pain scores | ||||
| 2 h postoperative | 1 (2) | 0 (1) | 1 (0.26 to 1.34) | 0.004 |
| 4 h postoperative | 1 (2) | 0 (1) | 1 (0.31 to 1.02) | 0.003 |
| 1 d postoperative | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0.22 to 0.76) | 0.003 |
| 1 wk postoperative | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0.01 to 0.39) | 0.28 |
| 1 mo postoperative | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (−0.04 to 0.35) | 0.13 |
| Patient satisfaction scores | ||||
| 1 d postoperative | 9 (2) | 10 (1) | 0 (−0.83 to −0.24) | 0.006 |
| 1 wk postoperative | 10 (1) | 10 (1) | 0 (−0.67 to −0.04) | 0.06 |
| 1 mo postoperative | 10 (1) | 10 (1) | 0 (−0.54 to 0.09) | 0.29 |
Data shown are the number or mean ± SD.
Abbreviations: D, dexmedetomidine; M, midazolam.