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Table 8 Postoperative sedation scores

From: Dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to bupivacaine in ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgeries

 

Group B (n = 26)

Group BD (n = 26)

P value

On PACU admission

3.5 (3–4)

4.5 (4–5)#

P < 0.05

After 15 min

3 (2–4)

4 (3–5)#

P < 0.05

After 30 min

3 (2–3)

4 (3–4)#

P < 0.05

After 1 h

2 (1–3)

3 (2–4)#

P < 0.05

After 2 h

2 (1–3)

2 (2–3)

0.328

After 4 h

2 (1–2)

2 (2–3)

0.147

After 6 h

2 (1–2)

2 (2–3)

0.492

After 8 h

2 (1–2)

2 (2–3)

0.634

After 12 h

2 (1–2)

2 (1–3)

0.747

After 18 h

2 (1–2)

2 (1–2)

0.887

After 24 h

2 (1–2)

2 (1–2)

0.943

  1. Values are reported as median (min-max). #P < 0.05 group BD compared to group B