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

Table 4

Comparison of the groups’ mean hemodynamic variables in premedication period.

Hemodynamic variables	Group C	Group DEX	value
HR before premedication, beat/min	107 ± 11.4	111.8 ± 11.6	0.85
HR, 15 min after premedication, beat/min	107.5 ± 11.8	110.5 ± 10.4	0.30
HR, 30 min after premedication, beat/min	106.4 ± 11.7	108.3 ± 10.5	0.45
HR, 45 min after premedication, beat/min	106.4 ± 10.8	104.4 ± 10.8	0.79
RR, before premedication, breath/min	21.9 ± 1.4	23.1 ± 1.6	0.32
RR, 15 min after premedication, breath/min	22.2 ± 0.9	23.4 ± 1.2	0.30
RR, 30 min after premedication, breath/min	22.2 ± 1.1	23.4 ± 1.5	0.53
RR, 45 min after premedication, breath/min	22.4 ± 1.1	23.3 ± 1.3	0.10
SpO2, before premedication, %	98.0 ± 2.2	97.9 ± 0.8	0.36
SpO2, 15 min after premedication, %	98.1 ± 0.8	98.1 ± 0.5	0.58
SpO2, 30 min after premedication, %	98.0 ± 0.8	98.1 ± 0.6	0.65
SpO2, 45 min after premedication, %	98.1 ± 0.8	98.0 ± 0.7	0.26

Data are presented as mean ± SD.