Table 2.
Child and preoperation characteristics
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Child characteristics | |
| Gender | |
| Female | 194 (47.0%) |
| Male | 219 (53.0%) |
| Age category | |
| Toddler (1-3 years) | 55 (13.3%) |
| Preschooler (4-6 years) | 240 (58.1%) |
| School (>6 years) | 118 (28.6%) |
| Mean±SD | 5.5±2.1 |
| BMI categories | |
| Underweight (<5th) | 136 (32.9%) |
| Normal weight (5-85th) | 197 (47.6%) |
| Overweight/obese (>85th) | 80 (19.5%) |
| Surgery characteristics | |
| Surgical grade | |
| One | 333 (80.6%) |
| Two | 80 (19.4%) |
| Anxiety scales | |
| Activeness (mean±SD) | 30.1±13.5 |
| Vocalization (mean±SD) | 26.9±20.3 |
| Expression of emptions (mean±SD) | 37.1±21.6 |
| Apparent arousal (mean±SD) | 33.7±20.4 |
| Intraoperative medications* | |
| Midazolam | 11 (2.7%) |
| Sevoflurane | 413 (100%) |
| Propofol | 260 (63.0%) |
| Fentanyl | 362 (92.1%) |
| Morphine | 22 (5.6%) |
| Tramal | 15 (3.8%) |
| Paracetamol | 357 (90.8%) |
| NSAID | 29 (7.5%) |
| Precedex | 186 (47.3%) |
| Anesthesia* | |
| General | 123 (31.2%) |
| Local | 271 (68.8%) |
| Regional blocks | 31 (11.4%) |
| Skin infiltrate | 240 (88.6%) |
| Duration (mean±SD) | 63.0±43.5 (min) |
| Outcome characteristics | |
| Recovery duration (min) | |
| Mean±SD | 53.9±27.9 |
| Emerging delirium | |
| No | 390 (93.4%) |
| Yes | 23 (6.6%) |
| Duration (mean±SD) | 21.5±15.3 (min) |
SD: Standard deviation; BMI: Body mass index; NSAID: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. *Non-mutually exclusive