Table 4 Patient satisfaction surveys
| Â | Alfentanil group (n=129) | Fentanyl group (n=131) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Discharge for home | Â | Â | 0.489 |
How much pain during the procedure, mean(SD), VAS | Â | Â | |
| Â | 0.22 (0.61) | 0.17 (0.53) | Â |
How was the overall satisfaction with the procedure, mean(SD), VAS, | Â | 0.469 | |
| Â | 9.43 (0.63) | 9.49 (0.57) | Â |
Do you remember being awake during the procedure? n (%) | Â | 1.000 | |
 Yes | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.5) |  |
 No | 128 (99.2) | 129 (98.5) |  |
24 hours after procedure | Â | Â | |
On a scale of 1–10, how would you rate your procedure? mean(SD) |  | 0.368 | |
| Â | 9.76 (0.57) | 9.69 (0.59) | Â |
How was the sedation for your procedure? n (%) | Â | 0.911 | |
 Excellent | 108 (83.7) | 109 (83.2) |  |
 Good | 21 (16.3) | 22 (16.8) |  |
 Fair | 0 | 0 |  |
 Poor | 0 | 0 |  |
Do you think you needed any adjustment of your sedation? n (%) | Â | 0.245 | |
Needed more | 1 (0.8) | 0 | Â |
Just right | 127 (98.4) | 131 (100) | Â |
Needed less | 1 (0.8) | 0 | Â |
Do you remember the start of the procedure? n (%) | Â | 0.445 | |
 Yes | 4 (3.1) | 2 (1.5) |  |
 No | 125 (96.9) | 129 (98.5) |  |
Do you think that the rest of the day was impaired by the sedation? n (%) | Â | 1.000 | |
 None | 125 (96.9) | 126 (96.2) |  |
 Mild | 4 (3.1) | 5 (3.8) |  |
 Moderate | 0 | 0 |  |
 Severe | 0 | 0 |  |
Did you require additional sleep during the daytime after the procedure? n (%) | Â | 0.374 | |
 No | 122 (94.6) | 127 (96.9) |  |
 Yes | 7 (5.4) | 4 (3.1) |  |
 Time, mean±SD (range), hour | 2.29±1.07 =(1-4) | 3.00±1.15 (2-4) | 0.351 |