Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: A single center, retrospective, observational study was carried out in children who underwent tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy. The Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) scale was used to assess ED. In addition to the time to hospital discharge (time frame 24 hours), drugs used, comorbidities, early postoperative complications, and pain were investigated if potentially associated with the complication. RESULTS: Four hundred sixteen children aged from 1.5 to 10 years (183 female, 233 male) were included. ED occurred in 25.5% of patients (n = 106). Patients were divided into the ED group and the No-ED group. The discharge time was similar in both groups. No significant differences were observed in the frequency of postoperative complications. The use of fentanyl or dexmedetomidine did not affect ED occurrence. The frequency of pain was greater in the ED group, both in the recovery room and in the ward (p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Alessandro Simonini, Alessandro Vittori, Marco Cascella, Maria Grazia Calevo, Franco Marinangeli |
Journal | Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)
(Braz J Anesthesiol)
2023 Mar-Apr
Vol. 73
Issue 2
Pg. 171-176
ISSN: 2352-2291 [Electronic] Brazil |
PMID | 34843805
(Publication Type: Observational Study, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2021 Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved. |
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Topics |
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Humans
- Male
- Female
- Infant
- Emergence Delirium
(epidemiology)
- Tonsillectomy
- Retrospective Studies
- Dexmedetomidine
- Length of Stay
- Postoperative Complications
(epidemiology)
- Pain
- Anesthesia Recovery Period
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