A comprehensive evaluation between dexmedetomidine and midazolam for intraoperative sedation in the elderly: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Table 3 Characteristics of included RCTs assessing effect of dexmedetomidine and midazolam for elderly surgery patients (e.g.)

No.	Author(year)	Type of study (random method)	ASA status	Sample size (M/F)		Age (year)		BMI/weight(kg)
No.	Author(year)	Type of study (random method)	ASA status	D	M	D	M	D	M
1	Wenfei Tan (2016)	Double-blind RCT (sealed envelopes)	I-III	22	22	70.1 ± 7.0	73.1 ± 9.3	23.5 ± 3.9	22.9 ± 2.3
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Note: ND not described in the study, D dexmedetomidine, M midazolam, ASA status American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status, M/F male/female, BMI body mass index

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