Emergence Agitation
Conditions
Keywords
Emergence Agitation, fentanyl, remifentanil, children
Brief summary
This study was performed to assess the effects of continuous remifentanil infusion and single bolus administration of fentanyl on the incidence of emergence agitation in pediatrics undergoing strabismus surgery.
Interventions
DRUGfentanyl group
fentanyl 2 μg/kg
remifentanil 0.2 μg/kg/min
Sponsors
Yeungnam University College of Medicine
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
2 Years to 8 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients undergoing elective subumbilical surgery, * physical status was American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class 1 or 2
Exclusion criteria
* history of airway problem, * upper respiratory tract infection within 2 weeks, * developmental delay, * neurological or psychological disease, * history of allergy to the drugs in our protocol were excluded in this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| incidence of postoperative agitation | 5 minutes in the recovery room | 0=none; 1=occur |
| severity of postoperative agitation | 5 minutes in the recovery room | Four-point agitation scale (0=calm; 1=not calm but could easily become calmed; 3=not easily calmed, moderately agitated and restless; 4=combative, excited, or disoriented) |
Countries
South Korea
Outcome results
None listed