Sedative and Analgesic Effects of Entonox Gas Compared with Midazolam and Fentanyl in Synchronized Cardioversion

Table 2

The comparison of Entonox group with midazolam and fentanyl group regarding the need for shock, sedative, and analgesic effects (VAS: visual analogue scale).

Shocks	Entonox	Midazolam + fentanyl	value
Number of shocks	1.20 ± 0.52	1.36 ± 0.58	0.34
Jules of shocks	86.00 ± 33.62	96 ± 37.86	0.35
Sedation onset	11.65 ± 3.58	14.36 ± 4.08	0.028
Full consciousness recovery	15.00 ± 3.77	75.00 ± 30.3	<0.001
VAS score	3.09 ± 0.7	5.05 ± 1.32	0.002

Mean ± SD (standard deviation).