Revista brasileira de anestesiologia
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Rev Bras Anestesiol · Mar 2018
Observational Study[Risk factors associated with anesthesia emergence delirium in children undergoing outpatient surgery].
Anesthesia emergence delirium is a self-limiting clinical phenomenon very common in children. Although pathophysiology is still uncertain, some factors seem to be involved, such as rapid awakening in an unknown environment, agitation during anesthetic induction, preoperative anxiety, environmental disorders, use of preanesthetic medication, use of inhalational anesthetics, and postoperative pain. ⋯ The present study showed 27% prevalence of anesthesia emergence delirium in the study population. The incidence of anesthesia emergence delirium was higher in children who had postoperative pain.