Table 1: Demographic Data: Data are listed as "% (value)" or as "median [interquartile range]". P-Values are by Mann-Whitney U for continuous data and by Chi-square for % measures, or by Fisher´s exact test when cell counts were less than 5 for qualitative data.

  Dexmedetomidine (n = 45) No premedication (n = 38) p value
Age (years) 3 (2) 4 (2) 0.619
Ratio Women/men 0.6 0.71 0.412
Weight (kg) 17 (4) 17 (6) 0.409
ASA I 4.44% (2) 2.63% (1) 0.897
ASA II 91.11% 92.11% 0.897
ASA III 4.44% (2) 5.26% (2) 0.897
Intraoperative Fentanyl µg/Kg 2.14 (0.85) 2.11 (0.6) 0.363