Prophylactic use of midazolam or propofol at the end of surgery may reduce the incidence of emergence agitation after sevoflurane anaesthesia

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 904-908

  Kim, Y H ^a   Yoon, S Z ^a   Lim, H J ^a   Yoon, S M ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Emergence agitation; Midazolam; Propofol; Sevoflurane; Strabismus

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; NITROGEN OXIDE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOPENTAL;

AGITATION; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; STRABISMUS SURGERY;

EID: 80053018984     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1103900516     Document Type: Article

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