Dexmedetomidine versus ketofol effect on the incidence of emergence agitation associated with sevoflurane-based anesthesia in children undergoing orthopedic surgery

Objective: The rapid emergence and recovery from sevoflurane anesthesia is associated with a high incidence of emergence agitation in children, ranging up to 80% (Yan-lin and Hong-bo, 2010). Both ketofol and dexmedetomidine have been shown to successfully reduce the incidence and severity of EA, if...

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Main Authors: Wegdan A. Ali, Ahmad K. Mohammed, Hassan M. Elshorbagy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110184916000386