Table 2. Incidence and severity of coughing among the 3 groups.

Variable	Coughing, n [%]				Coughing, n [%]
	None	Slight	Total		Moderate	Severe	Total
Nebulized DEX (n=20)	6 [30]	11 [55]	17 [85]		3 [15]	0 [0]	3 [15]
No DEX (n=20)	5 [25]	5 [25]	10 [50]		8 [40]	2 [10]	10 [50]
Intravenous DEX (n=20)	4 [20]	5 [25]	9 [45]		9 [45]	2 [10]	11 [55]

DEX, dexmedetomidine.