A comparison of emergence delirium scales following general anesthesia in children

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 704-711

  Bajwa, Samira A ^a   Costi, David ^a   Cyna, Allan M ^a  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

children; emergence delirium; general anesthesia; sevoflurane

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL; TROPISETRON;

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA EMERGENCE DELIRIUM SCALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATCHA AND CRAVERO SCALE EMERGENCE DELIRIUM SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; ROC CURVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955193927     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2010.03328.x     Document Type: Article

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