European journal of anaesthesiology
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Observational Study
Clinical signs and electroencephalographic patterns of emergence from sevoflurane anaesthesia in children: An observational study.
Few studies have systematically described relationships between clinical-behavioural signs, electroencephalographic (EEG) patterns and age during emergence from anaesthesia in young children. ⋯ Several clinical signs occur sequentially during emergence, and are independent of exposure to nitrous oxide. Eye position is poorly correlated with other clinical signs or ETsevoflurane. EEG spectral characteristics may aid prediction of clinical-behavioural signs in children more than 3 months.