Open AccessBarbiturate Induction for the Prevention of Emergence Agitation after Pediatric Sevoflurane Anesthesia
Author(s) -
Tadasuke Use,
Harukahara,
Ayako Kimoto,
Yuki Beppu,
Maki Yoshimura,
Toshiyuki Kojima,
Taku Fukano
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2331-348X
pISSN - 1551-6776
DOI - 10.5863/1551-6776-20.5.385
Subject(s) - sevoflurane , anesthesia , pacu , medicine , emergence delirium , thiamylal , anesthetic , incidence (geometry) , discontinuation , surgery , physics , optics
Emergence agitation (EA) is a common and troublesome problem in pediatric patients recovering from general anesthesia. The incidence of EA is reportedly higher after general anesthesia maintained with sevoflurane, a popular inhalational anesthetic agent for pediatric patients. We conducted this prospective, randomized, double-blind study to test the effect of an intravenous ultra-short-acting barbiturate, thiamylal, administered during induction of general anesthesia on the incidence and severity of EA in pediatric patients recovering from Sevoflurane anesthesia.