Variable Group 1 Mean ± SD Group 2 Mean ± SD Group 3 Mean ± SD p-value Remarks
Sedation Score 5 ± 0 5 ± 0 5 ± 0 * *
Heart rate (beats/min) 114.27 ± 17.04 115.40 ± 10.84 119.93 ± 9.13 0.199 NS
SBP (mmHg) 119 ± 11.54 116.87 ± 11.84 115.93 ± 16.21 0.662 NS
DBP (mmHg) 79.67 ± 6.76 75.67 ± 7.20 76.67 ± 7.65 0.080 NS
SpO2 (%) 99.90 ± 0.30 99.83 ± 0.37 99.87 ± 0.34 0.756 NS
SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure; SpO2: % Saturation of haemoglobin with oxygen; NS: Not Significant
The mean difference is significant at p-value<0.05 and highly significant at p-value<0.001.
*Comparison could not be made because of similar values in groups 1, 2 and 3.
Table 2: Comparison of sedation score hr, sbp, dbp and spo2 in the three groups before giving premedication.