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A Prospective Cohort Study of Emergence Agitation in the Pediatric Postanesthesia Care Unit

Anesthesia & Analgesia · 2003 · Vol. 96(6) · pp. 1625–1630

Terri Voepel‐Lewis✉(C. S. Mott Children's Hospital)Shobha Malviya(C. S. Mott Children's Hospital)Alan R. Tait(C. S. Mott Children's Hospital)

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Abstract

Children may become agitated after general anesthesia. This study describes several factors that may increase the risk for agitation. These data are important in planning anesthesia care for young children.

Anesthesia and Sedative Agents Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Intensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersMedicineIsofluraneOtorhinolaryngologySevofluraneAnesthesiaProspective cohort studyPerioperativeCohortIncidence (geometry)Pediatrics

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Anesthesia Recovery PeriodAnesthesia, GeneralChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMalePostoperative ComplicationsPreoperative CareProspective StudiesPsychomotor AgitationRecovery RoomRisk FactorsTemperamentCohort Studies

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