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Table 2 Pairwise comparisons between the intranasal dexmedetomidine and intranasal esketamine groups

From: A randomized double-blind trial of intranasal dexmedetomidine versus intranasal esketamine for procedural sedation and analgesia in young children

Variable

Levels

Intranasal dexmedetomidine N 15

Intranasal esketamine N 14

P-value

Missing

Higghest FLACC

 

1 (0–3)

5 (2–6.75)

0.09

 

Highest Ramsay

 

3 (2–3)

2 (1–2)

0.02

 

ED Phycisian grading

1 = Very easy

8 (57.1%)

3 (21.4%)

0.21

1 IN DEX

 

2 = Easy

4 (28.6%)

6 (42.8%)

  
 

3 = Not easy—not difficult

2 (14.3%)

2 (14.3%)

  
 

4 = Difficult

0

2 (14.3%)

  
 

5 = Very difficult

0

1 (7.1%)

  

Parental satisfaction

1 = Not satisfied

0

1 (7.7%)

0.10

2 IN DEX

 

2 = Somewhat satisfied

0

0

  
 

3 = Neutral

0

1 (7.7%)

  
 

4 = Satisfied

2 (14.3%)

5 (38.4%)

  
 

5 = Very satisfied

12 (85.7%)

6 (46.2%)

  

Pain assessed by parents (FPS-R)

 

2 (0–5)

5 (0–8)

0.44

2 IN DEX

  1. Continuous variables are presented using medians and IQRs and tested with Mann–Whitney U test. Categorical variables are presented using counts and percentages and tested using Fisher’s test
  2. IN DEX intranasal dexmedetomidine; IN sKET intranasal esketamine, FPS-R revised Faces Pain Scale