INTRODUCTION The preoperative period is a stressing occurrence for most people undergoing surgery, in particular children. Approximately 50-75% of children undergoing surgery develop anxiety which is associated with distress on emergence from anesthesia and with later postoperative behavioral problems. Premedication, commonly performed with benzodiazepines, reduces preoperative anxiety, facilit...

Abstract Background Multiple procedures (Lumbar puncture and bone marrow aspiration /biopsy) cause pain, stress, depression and etc for the patients and their families. Various methods have been recommended for pain reduction during invasive procedures. The aim of this study is to report the complications following general anesthesia. Materials and Methods In this prospective observational ...

conclusions the combination of intravenous paracetamol 1 gr and ketamine 0.5 mg/kg resulted in an overall reduction in pain scores, decreased postoperative analgesic requirements, and lower agitation score compared with intravenous paracetamol 1 gr and tramadol 0.7 mg/kg for patients undergoing renal surgery. results postoperative pain scores were significantly lower in the pk group than in the...

background  multiple procedures (lumbar puncture and bone marrow aspiration /biopsy) cause pain, stress, depression and etc for the patients and their families. various methods have been recommended for pain reduction during invasive procedures. the aim of this study is to report the complications following general anesthesia. methods in this prospective observational study, two hundred and two...

BACKGROUND Intraoperative dexmedetomidine may decrease postoperative emergence agitation in elderly patients due to its sedative effect. In this study, we evaluated the effect of adjuvant dexmedetomidine on smooth emergence from anaesthesia after orthopaedic surgery in elderly patients. METHODS A total 115 patients (ASA I-II, aged over 65 years) were randomly allocated into four groups. Anaes...

Introduction: The preoperative distress and anxiety experienced by preschoolers are associated with an increased incidence of troubled recovery from anesthesia. However, influences of parental anxiety on children at different stages of the surgical processes are not clear. The aim of this study was to evaluate any existing association between preoperative parental anxiety and emergence agitatio...

BACKGROUND The present study tested the effect of midazolam administration after sevoflurane anesthesia against emergence agitation in children in the recovery phase. METHODS A total of 60 children presenting for ophthalmic surgery under sevoflurane anesthesia were randomly placed in four groups from Group I to Group IV. Before the end of the surgery, we injected normal saline 2 ml in Group I...

Background: Many pediatric anesthesiologists are interested in multimodal approaches, such as acupuncture, to help manage clinical conditions commonly encountered in the perioperative setting. Methods: A review of the web-based search engine PubMed was conducted to identify research articles that covered the use of acupuncture to prevent or treat perioperative conditions in pediatric patients. ...