Intranasal midazolam alone versus midazolam/ketamine combination for preoperative sedation in pediatric patients undergoing ophthalmic procedures: a randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Comparison of the primary outcomes between the studied groups

			Groups		P value
			Midazolam N = 23	Midazolam/ketamine N = 23	P value
Six-point Pediatric Sedation Scale	Median (IQR)		2.0 (1.0–2.0)	2.0 (2.0–2.0)	0.001*
Six-point Pediatric Sedation Scale	Mean rank		18.85	28.15	0.001*
Emergence Agitation Scale	Median (IQR)		1.0 (1.0–1.0)	1.0 (1.0–1.0)	0.555
Emergence Agitation Scale	Mean rank		24.0	23.0	0.555
Separation and Induction Score	Excellent	N	20	21	0.233
	Excellent	%	87.0%	91.3%
	Fair	N	0	1
	Fair	%	0.0%	4.3%
	Good	N	3	0
	Good	%	13.0%	0.0%
	Poor	N	0	1
	Poor	%	0.0%	4.3%