BACKGROUND Emergence delirium has been investigated in several clinical trials. However, no reliable and valid rating scale exists to measure this phenomenon in children. Therefore, the authors developed and evaluated the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) scale to measure emergence delirium in children. METHODS A list of scale items that were statements describing the emergence b...

Background Emergence agitation (EA) is common in pediatrics after sevoflurane anesthesia. Aims We intended to study the effect of preoperative pregabalin on EA in pediatrics after sevoflurane anesthesia. Settings and Design This study design was a prospective randomized controlled double-blinded study. Patients and Methods Sixty children with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of ketorolac on the incidence and severity of emergence agitation in children recovering from sevoflurane anesthesia. METHODS Eighty-five children aged 3 to 7 years were randomly assigned to the control group or the ketorolac group (1 mg/kg ketorolac). The children were evaluated by the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium Sc...

UNLABELLED This prospective, randomized, double control study was carried out in 84 children aged 2-24 months posted for elective cleft lip surgery. METHODS Patients were randomally divided into 2 groups of 42 patients each. In Group A patients were induced and maintained on sevoflurane while in Group B patients were induced with sevoflurane and maintained on isoflurane. Standardized anesthes...

BACKGROUND Studies conducted in adults undergoing surgery reported a beneficial effect of oral melatonin administered before surgery. There is a paucity of such data in children undergoing anesthesia and surgery. METHODS Children undergoing surgery were randomly assigned to receive preoperatively oral midazolam 0.5 mg/kg or oral melatonin 0.05 mg/kg, 0.2 mg/kg, or 0.4 mg/kg. The primary outco...