Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 2 Comparison of sedation scores between the study groups

From: Dexmedetomidine versus midazolam sedation for autistic children undergoing electroencephalogram: a prospective randomized trial

	Sedation scores		T test
	Dex group (n = 20)	Mid group (n = 20)	t	P value
5 min	1.55 ± 0.51	1.61 ± 0.47	0.387	0.701
10 min	3.65 ± 0.49	3.3 ± 0.47	2.307	0.027*
15 min	3.7 ± 0.47	3.24 ± 0.44	3.111	0.004*
20 min	3.15 ± 0.67	3.2 ± 0.7	0.231	0.818
25 min	2.95 ± 0.69	3 ± 0.73	0.224	0.824

All data were presented as mean ± SD
*significant

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