Isoflurane is associated with a similar incidence of emergence agitation/delirium as sevoflurane in young children - A randomized controlled study

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 56-60

  Meyer, Roland Richard ^a   Münster, Peter ^a   Werner, Christian ^a   Brambrink, Ansgar Maria ^a,b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caudal anesthesia; Emergence agitation; Isoflurane; Sevoflurane

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; BUPIVACAINE; DESFLURANE; ISOFLURANE; MIDAZOLAM; MIVACURIUM; PARACETAMOL; PIRITRAMIDE; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL;

AGITATION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DEMOGRAPHY; EXTUBATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PREMEDICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VOMITING;

AKATHISIA, DRUG-INDUCED; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, CAUDAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIRIUM; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISOFLURANE; METHYL ETHERS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33845535819     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2006.01998.x     Document Type: Article

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