The effect of ketamine on the incidence of emergence agitation in children undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy under sevoflurane general anesthesia

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 440-445

  Lee, Yoon Sook ^a   Kim, Woon Young ^a   Choi, Jae Ho ^a   Son, Joo Hyung ^a   Kim, Jae Hwan ^a   Park, Young Cheol ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Emergence agitation; Ketamine; Sevoflurane

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; KETAMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; AGITATION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; EMERGENCE AGITATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 77953351439     PISSN: 20056419     EISSN: 20057563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2010.58.5.440     Document Type: Article

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