Background: Children display a variety of behaviour during anaesthetic recovery. The
purpose of this study was to study the frequency and duration of emergence behaviour in …

Emergence agitation (EA) is a postanesthetic problem that interferes with a child's recovery
and presents a challenge in terms of assessment and management. In this prospective …

Background: No standardized instrument exists for the systematic analysis of emergence
behaviour in children after anaesthesia. Our purpose was to evaluate children's behaviour …

Background Emergence delirium and emergence agitation have been a subject of interest
since the early 1960s. This behavior has been associated with increased risk of injury in …

Background: Emergence agitation (EA) is a postoperative behavior that may occur in
children undergoing general anesthesia with inhaled agents. Objectives: The aim of the …

Background: Emergence agitation (EA), although well documented in the clinical literature,
still has uncertainties and confusion abound on this subject because of the absence of a …

Background: Emergence agitation (EA) is a common postoperative problem in young
children who have received sevoflurane and isoflurane for general anesthesia. This …

Background: The purpose of the present study was to determine whether oral ketamine
premedication affected the incidence of emergence agitation in children. Methods: Thirty …

We determined whether children who are extremely anxious during the induction of
anesthesia are more at risk of developing postoperative negative behavioral changes …

Background Early postoperative negative behaviour in preschool children after general
anaesthesia is a common problem. The distinction between emergence delirium (ED) and …