Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has been known to be a stressful event for patients, and dexmedetomidine is known to attenuate surgery-induced sympathetic responses and potentiate analgesia in perioperative periods. The present was designed to evaluate the effects of intraoperative dexmedetomidine administration on the quality of recovery (QoR) and pulmonary function after VATS. Pat...

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...

Emergence agitation or delirium is a known phenomenon in the postanesthesia period. The underlying cause is not definitively understood. In a U.S. Army hospital's postanesthesia care unit, combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can complicate interventions. Scant evidence-based research exists on the issue. By presenting case studies of 2 patients who underwent different surgical p...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the combination effect of low dose fentanyl and subhypnotic dose of propofol on emergence agitation in children receiving sevoflurane for adenotonsillectomy procedure. METHODS After ethical approval, a prospective, randomized, clinical study was performed in Saad Specialist Hospital, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2007-2008. One hundred and twenty children in p...

BACKGROUND Desflurane with a laryngeal mask airway may have advantages during ambulatory anesthesia. However, desflurane-induced airway irritability makes the use of desflurane challenging, especially in children. This study compared desflurane with sevoflurane maintenance anesthesia in terms of respiratory events and the emergence characteristics in children with a laryngeal mask airway. MET...

Dexmedetomidine (DEX) is currently being used as a premedication for anxiolysis, an adjunctive drug both during and after surgery adjunct to attenuate emergence agitation, postoperative pain, shivering. It alpha-2 agonist which 8 times more potent than clonidine also has sympatholytic effects1. in central neraxial blocks enhance the quality prolong duration of block2,3. Its use peripheral nerve...

BACKGROUND Emergence agitation (EA) is a common phenomenon in preschool children during emergence from general anesthesia. This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of dezocine for emergence agitation in preschool children anesthetized with sevoflurane-remifentanil. METHODS A total of 100 preschool children, scheduled for elective laparoscopic repair of an inguinal hernia by high ligation ...