Lower incidence of emergence agitation in children after propofol anesthesia compared with sevoflurane: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-11

  Kanaya, Akihiro ^a   Kuratani, Norifumi ^b   Satoh, Daizoh ^c   Kurosawa, Shin ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b International University of Health and Welfare   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Emergence agitation; Propofol; Sevoflurane

Indexed keywords

ETHER DERIVATIVE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CHILD; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; METHYL ETHERS; PROPOFOL; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84894422436     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-013-1656-y     Document Type: Article

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