Effect of Dexmedetomidine on the Prevention of Emergence Agitation in Children Undergoing Day Surgery
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-05-21
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Emergence agitation/delirium (EA/ED) is a common complication in pediatric surgery patients,
which increases the risk of developing postoperative airway obstruction and respiratory
depression. In infants, there is a high incidence of emergence agitation (EA) after
desoflurane anesthesia. The aim of the present preliminary study was to determine the safety
and efficacy of of intraoperative infusion of dexmedetomidine (DEX) that would prevent
postoperative EA and ED in children undergoing day surgery with desoflurane anesthesia