Clinical Study
The Effect of Oral Dexmedetomidine Premedication on Preoperative Cooperation and Emergence Delirium in Children Undergoing Dental Procedures
Table 3
Ramsey sedation levels of the groups and comparison of the groups in terms of preoperative cooperation.
| | Time interval since premedication | Group C
/% | Group DEX
/% | value |
| | Ramsay baseline | | | | | Unsatisfactory | 25 (50) | 25 (50) | 0.00/1.00 | | Satisfactory | 25 (50) | 25 (50) |
| | Ramsay 15 min | | | | | Unsatisfactory | 24 (48) | 36 (72) | 6.0/0.01 | | Satisfactory | 26 (52) | 14 (28) |
| | Ramsay 30 min | | | | | Unsatisfactory | 24 (48) | 14 (28) | 4.24/0.03 | | Satisfactory | 26 (52) | 36 (72) |
| | Ramsay 45 min | | | | | Unsatisfactory | 24 (48) | 3 (6) | 22.3/0.00 | | Satisfactory | 26 (52) | 47 (94) |
| | Successful parental separation | | | | | Yes | 24 (48) | 34 (68) | 4.1/0.04 | | No | 26 (52) | 16 (32) |
| | Mask acceptance | | | | | Satisfactory | 19 (38) | 37 (74) | 13.49/0.00 | | Unsatisfactory | 31 (62) | 13 (26) |
| | Emergence delirium | | | | | Present | 12 (24) | 6 (12) | 2.43/0.12 | | Absent | 38 (76) | 44 (88) |
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Values in number (%). Significant differences between groups at 0.05 level.
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