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The secondary observation indices in this study included the operation time, incidence of hypoxemia, occurrence of nausea and vomiting, adverse events related to the circulatory system, patient satisfaction score, operator satisfaction score, and operation duration required by patients with an Alderte score of \u2265 9.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec008\">\n<jats:title>Main results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Forty patients each were randomly allocated into Groups T and C. The VAS scores did not differ significantly between the two groups at T1. However, at T3 and T4, the VAS scores of Group T was significantly lower than that of Group C. No significant difference was observed in the body movement scores between the two groups at T1 and T3. However, the body movement score of Group T was significantly lower than that of Group C (<jats:italic>P &lt;<\/jats:italic> 0.001) at T2 and T4. 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