Background Sevoflurane is an inhaled volatile anaesthetic that is widely used in paediatric
anaesthetic practice. Since its introduction, postoperative behavioural disturbance known as …

Tonsillectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures; however, pain
management remains challenging. Procedure‐specific efficacy as well as specific risks of …

While a large number of studies has examined the efficacy of opioid-sparing analgesics in
adult surgical populations, fewer studies are available to guide postoperative pain treatment …

Background Emergence agitation (EA), defined as restlessness, disorientation, excitation,
and/or inconsolable crying, is a common phenomenon during early recovery from general …

RATIONALE AND SCOPE OF THE GUIDELINES pain is a subjective unpleasant sensory
and emotional experience. Acute pain occurs irrespective of age and has a prevalence of …

Background Ketamine is believed to reduce the incidence of emergence agitation in
children undergoing surgery or procedure. However, recent randomized controlled trials …

One of the most fascinating drugs in the anesthesiologist's armament is ketamine, an N-
methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist with a myriad of uses. The drug is a dissociative …

Using sevoflurane for pediatric anesthesia plays a pivotal role in surgeries. Emergence
agitation (EA) is a major adverse event accompanied with pediatric anesthesia. Other …

Background Emergence agitation (EA) is an adverse effect after sevoflurane anesthesia in
pediatric patients. The effectiveness of prophylactic μ‐opioid agonists fentanyl, remifentanil …

Background Emergence agitation is a serious postoperative problem in children undergoing
general anesthesia. The use of fentanyl around the end of surgery has been proposed to …