gence agitation, UK-based anaesthetists (58%) preferred propofolandopioids forprevention andwouldwait for spontaneous resolution (54.4%). Parental presence for treatment of emergence agitation was allowed in more than 60% in UK responses and more than 40% in Italian responses. The majority of Italian respondents (66%) discuss before operation the possible presentation of emergence agitation, wh...

petencies give an indication of the ability of an SHO to perform basic anaesthetic skills, these skills are not adequate by themselves to allow safe independent practice. A course covering the management of critical incidents should form part of the basic curriculum for novice anaesthetists prior to being placed on the on-call rota. Having the opportunity to manage these types of cases in a con...

unclear. Interestingly, the authors made a behavioural assessment within 1 week and found no functional deficits, but the tests used lacked discrimination of motor or sensory deficits, paraesthesia, or painful neuropathies Therefore, functional data should be interpreted with caution. Objective evaluation of nerve injury, for example, myelin damage, is missing. Behavioural assessment is challen...

BACKGROUND Midazolam has been widely studied for preventing emergence agitation. The authors previously reported that in children with sevoflurane anesthesia, intravenous administration of midazolam (0.05 mg/kg) before the end of surgery reduced the incidence of emergence agitation but prolonged the emergence time. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that a lower midazolam dose could...

Distal radius fracture is a common wound. It is reduced by surgery under anesthesia. Emergence agitation can often occur after anesthesia. It is associated with increased morbidity and hospital costs. However, there have been almost no reports in the medical literature on the occurrence of emergence agitation in adults. This study aimed to compare emergence agitation between isoflurane and prop...

OBJECTIVES The trail investigated the effect of small dose sufentanil or fentanyl administrated before the end of surgery in reducing the incidence of emergence agitation after anesthesia with sevoflurane in preschool children undergoing ophthalmology surgery, and the incidence of emergence agitation of sevoflurane anesthesia. METHODS From September 2011 to January 2012 January, ninety ASA I-...

Background The effect of volatile anesthetics on emergence agitation in adults remains unclear. We compared the degree of emergence agitation between desflurane and sevoflurane anesthesia in adults undergoing thyroid surgery. Findings One hundred and sixteen patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists status 1 or 2 were randomized into two groups: the desflurane group (group D) and th...

BACKGROUND Emergence agitation is associated with increased morbidity and hospital costs. However, there have been few reports in the medical literature on the occurrence of emergence agitation in adults. The aim of this study was to compare emergence agitation between sevoflurane and propofol anesthesia in adults after closed reduction of nasal bone fracture. METHODS Forty adults (ASA I-II, ...

Effect of ketamine versus alfentanil following midazolam in preventing emergence agitation in children after sevoflurane anaesthesia: A prospective random-ized clinical trial. Ketamine is effective in decreasing the incidence of emergence agitation in children undergoing dental repair under sevo-flurane general anesthesia. Effects of ketamine and midazolam on emergence agitation after sevoflura...

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