A dose-finding study of preoperative intravenous dexmedetomidine in children's emergence delirium after epiblepharon surgery

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 417-423

  Yang, Sohee ^a   Lee, Haemi ^a  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Children; Dexmedetomidine; Emergence delirium; Sevoflurane

Indexed keywords

DEXMEDETOMIDINE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCE DELIRIUM; EPIBLEPHARON; EXHAUSTION; EXTUBATION; EYELID DISEASE; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION AGITATION SCALE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIRIUM; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; EYELID DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION;

EID: 84899506586     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000396     Document Type: Article

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