Group B Group BF Group BC p value
Grade I II III IV V I II III IV V I II III IV V
0 min 25 - - - - 25 - - - - 25 - - - - -
15 min 25 - - - - 25 - - - - 14 11 - - - B vs. BF (-)
B vs. BC (S)
BF vs. BC (S)
30 min 25 - - - - 25 - - - - 5 16 4 - - B vs. BF (-)
B vs. BC (S)
BF vs. BC (S)
1 hr 25 - - - - 25 - - - - 8 14 3 - - B vs. BF (-)
B vs. BC (S)
BF vs. BC (S)
2 hr 25 - - - - 25 - - - - 11 11 2 1 - B vs. BF (-)
B vs. BC (S)
BF vs. BC (S)
4 hr 16 - 9 - - 20 - 5 - - 12 4 6 3 - B vs. BF (NS)
B vs. BC (S)
BF vs. BC (S)
8 hr 17 - 8 - - 20 - 5 - - 2 16 6 1 - B vs. BF (NS)
B vs. BC (S)
BF vs. BC (S)
12 hr 13 - 12 - - 14 - 11 - - 11 8 4 2 - B vs. BF (NS)
B vs. BC (S)
BF vs. BC (S)
18 hr 14 - 11 - - 19 - 6 - - 8 11 6 - - B vs. BF (NS)
B vs. BC (S)
BF vs. BC (S)
24 hr 25 - - - - 25 - - - - 13 12 - - - B vs. BF (-)
B vs. BC (S)
BF vs. BC (S)
*Sedation Scale I: Awake and fully alert; II: Awake but drowsy; III: Sleeping but easily arousable; IV: Sleeping but difficult to arouse; V: Unresponsive to verbal or tactile commands.
Table 4: Sedation* (No. of patients in each sedation grade).