Table 5.
Behavioral Outcome (presense/absence of agitation) by Sedation Mode *
| With Agitation | Without Agitation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| No undesirable outcome recorded | ||||
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| Failed sedation | Ineffective sedation | |||
| Sedation mode | ||||
| N2O (n=130) | 25(19.2) | 1(0.8) | 40(30.8) | 64(49.2) |
| Oral (n=360) | 82(22.8) | 51(14.1) | 95(26.4) | 132 (36.7) |
| Parenteral (n=200) | 5(2.5) | 14(7) | 15(7.5) | 166(83) |
| Total (N=690) | 112(16.2) | 66(9.6) | 150(21.7) | 362(52.5) |
*
The percentages presented in Table 5 show the proportions of agitation and non-agitation cases for each sedation mode to the total number of cases of that sedation mode. For instance, agitation resulting in failed sedation represents 22.8% of the total oral sedation cases, i.e. 82/360.