Factors Contributing to Postanesthetic Emergence Agitation in Pediatric Anaesthesia

Emergence Agitation that has been first described by Eckenhoff et al. in 1960’s is a dissociated state of consciousness in which the child is inconsolable, irritable, uncooperative, typically thrashing, crying, moaning or incoherent. It is also a common problem in pediatric postanesthetic care unit...

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Main Authors: Soheila Shahmohammadi, Afshin Gholipour Baradari, Mohammad Reza Habibi, Mohammad Jafar Saffar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2013-05-01
Series:Journal of Pediatrics Review
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Online Access:http://jpediatricsreview.com/en/articles/2511.html