Does sevoflurane add to outpatient procedural sedation in children? A randomised clinical trial

BMC Pediatrics

Table 1 Demographic data and characteristics of the dental treatment sessions of children

Variables	n (%), mean (SD) or median (25%–75%)		P
Variables	MK Group (n = 13)	MKS Group (n = 14)	P
Gender (n)			0.28^a
Male	10 (76.9%)	8 (57.1%)
Female	3 (23.1%)	6 (42.9%)
Age (years)	4.7 (0.6)	5.2 (0.8)	0.07^b
Weight (kg)	16.5 (15.7–19.6)	19.6 (16.7–23.9)	0.18^c
Dose of oral sedatives
Ketamine (mg)	48.6 (2.3)	48.4 (3.4)	0.54^a
Midazolam (mg)	8.9 (1.2)	9.5 (3.1)	0.32^b
Need of physical restraint
During administration of local anaesthesia	9 (69.2%)	8 (57.1%)	0.70^a
During use of high-speed handpiece^d	7 (58.3%)	8 (57.1%)	0.86^a
Dental procedure duration (min)	44.6 (8.2)	45.0 (6.3)	0.89^b
Time for recovery (min)	84.7 (24.3)	72.2 (23.4)	0.23^b

SD Standard deviation, MK midazolam-ketamine, MKS midazolam-ketamine-sevoflurane
^aPearson’s Chi-Square
^bStudent’s T-Test
^cMann-Whitney’s U-Test
^dHigh-speed handpiece was not used in one MK child because of severe uncooperativeness

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