Introduction: Emergence agitation is a serious post-anaesthetic event occurring in the early phase of recovery from general anesthesia. If untreated, this may result significant morbidity.Aim: To compare effect single dose versus continuous infusion dexmedetomidine for reduction incidence emergence adults following nasal surgeries.Methods: This study was conducted on 62 patients 20-60 years, ra...

OBJECTIVE We investigated the effectiveness of ketamine as a primary therapy for prehospital profound agitation. METHODS This was a prospective observational study of patients receiving 5mg/kg of intramuscular ketamine for profound agitation, defined as a score of +4 on the Altered Mental Status Scale (AMSS), a validated ordinal scale of agitation from -4 (unresponsive) to +4 (most agitated)....

Emergence agitation following anesthesia in children is not uncommon. It is, although generally self-limiting, associated with both patient and parents distress. We conducted a national survey around the management of behavioral and neurocognitive disturbances after surgery/anesthesia including a case scenario about a child at risk for emergence reaction. Premedication with clonidine or midazol...