Table 1 Patient characteristics

Sex [n (%)]

 Female

13 (50.0)

14 (50.0)

1.000

 Male

13 (50.0)

14 (50.0)

Age

 Median (IQR)

4 (3–5)

3 (2–5)

0.169

Weight (kg)

 Median (IQR)

16.3 (12–20)

13.8 (11.3–18.0)

0.199

Session

 Median (IQR)

23.5 (17–30)

24.5 (20.5–27.5)

0.775

Sedation time (min)

 Median (IQR)

57.8 (53.0–65.0)

44.2 (36.8–53.6)

<0.001^†

Recovery time (min)

 Median (IQR)

52.2 (46.9–57.0)

33.3 (26.1–40.3)

<0.001^†

Prone position [n (%)]

 No

25 (96.2)

25 (89.3)

0.612

 Yes

1 (3.8)

3 (10.7)

Lesion [n (%)]

 Brain^a

5 (19.2)

18 (64.3)

<0.001^†

 Brain and spinal cord

15 (57.7)

2 (7.1)

 Others^b

6 (23.1)

8 (28.6)