Ketamine is effective in decreasing the incidence of emergence agitation in children undergoing dental repair under sevoflurane general anesthesia

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 846-850

  Abu Shahwan, Ibrahim ^a,b   Chowdary, Khalid ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Children; Emergence agitation; Ketamine; Sevoflurane

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADD ON THERAPY; AGITATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LARYNX SPASM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RECOVERY ROOM; SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION;

EID: 34547697747     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2007.02298.x     Document Type: Article

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