Comparison of Remimazolam and Dexmedetomidine for Sedation in Awake Endotracheal Intubation in Scoliosis Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis

21 September 2024 : Clinical Research

Lei Zhou^1ABDEF*, Yu Huang^2ABDEF, Rui Zhou^3CDE, Siyuan Liu^1ADEF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.944632

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e944632

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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population.

Parameters	Rem group	Dex group	Difference [95% CI]	P value
Male (n, %)	36, 65.45	29, 67.44%	–	0.836
Age (years)	30.98±8.38	32.70±7.45	−1.72 [−4.993, 1.562]	0.301
Height (cm)	152.13±7.81	150.47±6.62	1.66 [−1.29, 4.62]	0.267
Weight (kg)	44.22±5.42	42.05±4.04	2.17 [0.21, 4.14]	0.031
BMI (kg/m)	19.06±1.29	18.57±1.37	0.49 [−0.05, 1.02]	0.074
Mallampati grade				0.836
III (n, %)	19, 34.55%	17, 39.53%	–
IV (n, %)	36, 65.45%	26, 60.47%	–
BMI – body mass index; Rem – remimazolam; Dex – dexmedetomidine.

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