Mask acceptance during anaesthesia |
| Group O | Group N | Total | ||||
scale | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Child is calm, cooperative, or asleep | 1 | 10 | 22.2 | 33 | 73.3 | 43 | 47.8 | |
Moderate fear of the mask Manageable with reassurance | 2 | 31 | 68.9 | 9 | 20.0 | 40 | 44.4 | |
Cries, combative and needs restraining | 3 | 4 | 8.9 | 3 | 6.7 | 7 | 7.8 | |
Total |
| 45 | 100.0 | 45 | 100.0 | 90 | 100.0 | |
Chi-square | X2 |
| 24.545 | |||||
P-value |
| <0.001** |