emergence delirium/inflammation

We investigated whether preventive use of dexmedetomidine during surgery was effective for reducing emergence agitation and postoperative delirium.

In this double-blind randomized-controlled trial, 143 patients undergoing thoracoscopic lung

Agitation during the emergence from general anesthesia is a great post-operative problem that often injures the patients themselves and requires the medical staff to restrain and calm the patients. The predisposing factors for emergence agitation include anesthesia, operation, and patient.

Emergence agitation (EA) in children is a major postoperative issue that increases the risk of patient self-harm, places a burden on nursing staff, and reduces parent satisfaction with treatment. Risk factors for EA include age, preoperative anxiety, patient personality, pain, anesthesia method, and

Strabismus correction surgery is the most common eye operation in children. Adults have approximately a 4% lifetime risk of developing strabismus. Current treatment options include pharmacological injection of botulinum toxin or bupivacaine, conventional corrective surgery, adjustable suture surgery

Delirium is an acute neuropsychiatric syndrome reflecting serious cerebral dysfunction. The characteristic core symptoms of delirium include the inability to direct, focus, sustain, and shift attention; abnormalities of the sleep-wake cycle; impaired consciousness and awareness; disturbance of

The efficacy of ketorolac, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, in the management of moderate to severe pain in adults, has led us to conduct a trial of this analgesic in children following tonsillectomy. Children were randomized to receive intramuscular (i.m.) ketorolac (1 mg/kg, EXP group, n =

Objective To evaluate the effect of transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation (TEAS) on propofol usage in closed-loop anesthesia delivery system and pediatric hemodynamics. Methods Sixty children patients undergoing selective tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy surgeries were randomly allocated to

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is not a failure of the neurological command of the ventilatory muscles or of the ventilatory muscles; it is an oxygenation defect. As positive pressure ventilation impedes the cardiac function, paralysis under general anaesthesia and controlled mandatory