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Table 7 Postoperative Ramsay sedation scores expressed as median (interquartile range)

From: Dexmedetomidine versus magnesium sulfate as adjunct to general anesthesia in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopy

 

Group C (n = 30)

Group M (n = 30)

Group D (n = 30)

P value

At PACU arrival

2.5 (1-3)

3 (2-3)†

4 (3-4)‡,#

< 0.001

After 15 min

2 (1-3)

3 (2-3)†

3.5 (3-4)‡,#

< 0.001

After 30 min

2(1-2)

2.5 (2-3)†

3 (3-4)‡,#

< 0.001

After 1 h

2 (1-2)

2 (2-3)†

3 (2-3)‡,#

< 0.001

After 2 h

2 (1-2)

2(2-2)†

2 (2-2)‡

0.005

After 4 h

2 (2-2)

2(2-2)

2 (2-2)

0.440

After 8 h

2 (1-2)

2 (1-2)

2 (22)

0.360

After 12 h

2 (1-2)

2 (2-2)

2 (2-2)

0.073

After 24 h

2 (1-2)

2 (2-2)

2 (2-2)

0.180

  1. †P < 0.05 (group M compared with group C), ‡P < 0.05 (group D compared with group C), #P < 0.05 (group D versus group M). P value derived using the Kruskal–Wallis test