The Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Decreasing Emergence Agitation and Delirium in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Strabismus Surgery

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2011
Postoperative agitation in children is a well-documented clinical phenomenon with incidence ranging from 10% to 67%. Recently, dexmedetomidine has been investigated extensively in the pediatric population and there is now increasing evidence to support the use of this drug as sedative and anesthetic adjunct in children. The purpose of this study is to determine whether prophylactic use of intraoperative dexmedetomidine to prevent of emergence delirium.
Epistemonikos ID: e531a5d8b59123b9704995788ae58c0a5bbff9e7
First added on: May 10, 2024