Agitation and changes of Bispectral Index™ and electroencephalographic-derived variables during sevoflurane induction in children: Clonidine premedication reduces agitation compared with midazolam

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 504-511

  Constant, Isabelle ^a   Leport, Y ^a   Richard, P ^a   Moutard, M L ^b   Murat, I ^a  

^a ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, induction; Anaesthetics volatile, sevoflurane; Brain, electroencephalography; Children; Complications, agitation; Monitoring, Bispectral index

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; SEVOFLURANE; ANALGESIC AGENT; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; ETHER DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT;

AGITATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BISPECTRAL INDEX; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA REFLEX; DEVICE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPECTROSCOPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESTLESSNESS; TIME; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ANALGESICS; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLONIDINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; METHYL ETHERS; MIDAZOLAM; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; TIME FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 1842507418     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh093     Document Type: Article

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