Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Bulent Akcora

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• Research Article
  Induction with Propofol Decreases Emergence Agitation in Pediatric Patients
  Author(s): Onur Koyuncu, Mustafa Ozgur, Cagla Akkurt, Selim Turhanoglu, Bulent Akcora, Mehmet Emin Celikkaya and Alparslan Turan Onur Koyuncu, Mustafa Ozgur, Cagla Akkurt, Selim Turhanoglu, Bulent Akcora, Mehmet Emin Celikkaya and Alparslan Turan
  
  Background and objectives: Emergence agitation (EA) is a common complication seen after inhalational anesthesia especially with sevoflurane, with an incidence of 20-80%. The hypothesis of the study was that induction with propofol reduces the incidence and severity of emergence agitation when compared with sevoflurane in children undergoing inguinal hernia surgery. Methods: 116 Children undergoing inguinal hernia were randomly assigned to two groups: Sevoflurane group received sevoflurane increasing concentrations up to 8% and propofol group received 3 mg kg propofol in induction. Postoperative agitation treatment and analgesia was standardized, and postoperative assessments included Cole Agitation Scale and narcotic consumption for agitation, Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale for pain, first spontaneous eye opening time, first verbal comma.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000566

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