Clinical Study
Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine versus Ketofol for Sedation of Postoperative Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Table 1
Behavioral pain scale for pain assessment.
| Item | Description | Score |
| Facial expression | Relaxed | 1 | Partially tightened (e.g., brow lowering) | 2 | Fully tightened (e.g., eyelid closing) | 3 | Grimacing | 4 |
| Upper limbs | No movement | 1 | Partially bent | 2 | Fully bent with finger flexion | 3 | Permanently retracted | 4 |
| Compliance with ventilation | Tolerating movement | 1 | Coughing but tolerating ventilation for most of the time | 2 | Fighting ventilator | 3 | Unable to control ventilation | 4 |
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