Comparative evaluation of incidence of emergence agitation and post-operative recovery profile in paediatric patients after isoflurane, sevoflurane and desflurane anaesthesia

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 156-161

  Singh, Rahil ^a   Kharbanda, Meera ^a   Sood, Nishant ^b   Mahajan, Vikram ^a   Chatterji, Chitra ^a  

^a INDRAPRASTHA APOLLO HOSPITAL   (India)

^b MAX SUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Desflurane; Emergence agitation; Isoflurane; Paediatrics; Sevoflurane

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DESFLURANE; ISOFLURANE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; SEVOFLURANE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMERGENCE AGITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PEDIATRICS; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VOMITING;

EID: 84863735252     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.96325     Document Type: Article

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