Retrospective study on patient comfort and post-operative condition associated with intravenous sedation versus general anesthesia for third molar extraction in ambulatory surgery in a state hospital | Journal of Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery

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Table IV

Assessment of anxiety before surgery.

Variable	Sedation	GA	p
	(n = 27)	(n = 20)
Level of anxiety before the intervention (AVSa):			0.08
None (0–2)	6 (22)	2 (10)
Mild (3–5)	13 (48)	5 (25)
Moderate (6–7)	4 (15)	9 (45)
Severe (8–10)	4 (15)	4 (20)
Waiting time in ASU:			0.68
None	5 (19)	2 (10)
Moderate	18 (66)	14 (70)
Long	4 (15)	4 (20)
This waiting has been stressful:			0.85
No	10 (37)	5 (25)
Mild	8 (30)	7 (35)
Moderate	9 (33)	8 (40)
A lot	0 (0)	0 (0)

ASU: Ambulatory surgery unit; AVSa : Analog Visual Scale for anxiety.

n responses per item and % (of respondents).

Qualitative variables, expressed as percentages, were compared by a Mann-Whitney test. Numerical variables, expressed as mean + SD, were compared by a Fisher test. All tests were two-tailed, and the significance level was set at 5%.

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