The Effect of Oral Dexmedetomidine Premedication on Preoperative Cooperation and Emergence Delirium in Children Undergoing Dental Procedures

Table 2

Demographic information, duration of operation, and duration of anesthesia comparison of the groups. Data are expressed as mean ± SD or number of children. Significant differences ().

	Group control	Group DEX	value
Age (years)	4.1 ± 1.4	4.3 ± 0.9	0.28
Gender (male/female)	29/21	26/24	0.68
Weight (kg)	16.6 ± 3.2	17.7 ± 4.2	0.16
Duration of operation (min)	58.8 ± 26.1	53.8 ± 25.0	0.33
Duration of anesthesia (min)	76.9 ± 24.8	71.2 ± 25.1	0.25