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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2016-07-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110184916000386 |