Emergence agitation after pediatric general anesthesia and its relationship with HFVI

A prospective observational study on the association between emergence agitation after pediatric general anesthesia and the High Frequency Variability Index (HFVI) - A prospective observational study on the association between emergence agitation after pediatric general anesthesia and the High Frequency Variability Index (HFVI)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000058926

Enrollment

Registered

2025-09-01

Start date

2025-08-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Pediatric patients aged 2 to 10 years, classified as ASA physical status I or II, scheduled to undergo inguinal hernia repair or tonsillectomy under general anesthesia

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pediatric patients aged 2 to 10 years, classified as ASA physical status I or II, scheduled to undergo inguinal hernia repair or tonsillectomy under general anesthesia at Showa University Yokohama North Hospital

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with a history of cardiac, respiratory, or neurological disorders that may affect HFVI Patients for whom assessment of the PAED score is difficult, such as those with developmental delay Patients with a previous history of emergence-related problems under general anesthesia Patients whose legal guardians are unable to provide written informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Measurement of HFVI at three time points (preoperative, intraoperative, and immediately before emergence) Assessment of PAED score after emergence	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Demographic and procedural characteristics: age, sex, body weight, and type of surgery (inguinal hernia repair vs. tonsillectomy) Anesthesia duration, surgical duration, and emergence time Vital signs: heart rate, blood pressure, and SpO2	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactAi Yoshida

Showa Medical University Northern Yokohama Hospital Department of Anesthesiology

aiteruya0217@gmail.com045-9497332

Outcome results