Dexmedetomidine/propofol versus dexmedetomidine/ketamine versus dexmedetomidine as a sole agent for pediatric sedation during MRI

Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 6 Induction, recovery, and induction + recovery time

	Groups	Numbers	Mean	Standard deviation	p value
Induction time
	D	30	18	3.424	< 0.001
	DK	30	20	4.025
	DP	30	12.2	3.034
Recovery time
	D	30	21.1	3.513	< 0.001
	DK	30	29.2	4.364
	DP	30	10	3.237
Induction + recovery time (min)	D	30	39.1	3.468	< 0.001
	DK	30	49.2	4.580
	DP	30	22.2	3.104

The induction, recovery and combination of both times showed a significant difference between dexmedetomidine–propofol group and the other two groups with a p value of < 0.001 with a lower induction time of 12.2 min and a recovery time of 10 min and a total combination time of 22.2 min, while the dexmedetomidine group (18 min, 21.1 min, and 39.1 min, respectively) shows significant difference to dexmedetomidine/ketamine group (20 min, 29.2 min, and 49.1 min respectively) with a p value of < 0.001