Open AccessIntranasal dexmedetomidine versus oral midazolam premedication to prevent emergence delirium in children undergoing strabismus surgery
Author(s) -
Yusheng Yao,
Yang Sun,
Jian-Cheng Lin,
Wenjun Chen,
Ying Lin,
Xiaochun Zheng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1097/eja.0000000000001270
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , medicine , anesthesia , emergence delirium , premedication , midazolam , postoperative nausea and vomiting , delirium , population , strabismus surgery , placebo , surgery , strabismus , nausea , sedation , sevoflurane , intensive care medicine , alternative medicine , environmental health , pathology
Dexmedetomidine is being used increasingly as a premedicant in the paediatric population. However, the effectiveness of pre-operative intranasal dexmedetomidine premedication, compared with oral midazolam, for emergence delirium is not well characterised.