Effect of dexmedetomidine in children undergoing general anesthesia with sevoflurane: a meta-analysis
Abstract Background and objectives: Sevoflurane is often used in pediatric anesthesia and is associated with high incidence of psychomotor agitation. In such cases, dexmedetomidine (DEX) has been used, but its benefit and implications remain uncertain. We assessed the effects of DEX on agitation in...
Main Authors: | Marco Aurélio Soares Amorim, Catia Sousa Govêia, Edno Magalhães, Luís Cláudio Araújo Ladeira, Larissa Govêia Moreira, Denismar Borges de Miranda |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia
|
Series: | Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942017000200193&lng=en&tlng=en |
Similar Items
-
Dexmedetomidine reduces postoperative cognitive and behavioral dysfunction in adults submitted to general anesthesia for non-cardiac surgery: meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
by: Catia Sousa Govêia, et al.
Published: (2021-07-01) -
Effects of sevoflurane combined with dexmedetomidine on restlessness during general anesthesia in children with ophthalmology
by: Cong-Na Zi, et al.
Published: (2019-11-01) -
Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Emergence Agitation and Recovery Quality Among Children Undergoing Surgery Under General Anesthesia: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
by: Xiaoli Yang, et al.
Published: (2020-11-01) -
Effect of intranasal dexmedetomidine on emergence agitation after sevoflurane anesthesia in children undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy
by: Ahmed Mostafa Abd El-Hamid, et al.
Published: (2017-01-01) -
Dexmedetomidine versus ketofol effect on the incidence of emergence agitation associated with sevoflurane-based anesthesia in children undergoing orthopedic surgery
by: Wegdan A. Ali, et al.
Published: (2016-07-01)