Prevention of sevoflurane agitation in children undergoing congenital hernia repair, impact of adding dexmedetomidine to caudal analgesia

Background: Postoperative agitation is a common problem in pediatric sevoflurane-based anesthesia. Dexmedetomidine has been described as a safe, long acting and effective additive in many anesthetic and analgesic techniques. The aim of present study was to evaluate the effect of adding dexmedetomidi...

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Main Author: Abbady A. Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110184915000525