The purpose of this study is to determine efficacy of intraoperative clonidine to prevent postoperative agitation in pediatric anesthesia with sevoflurane.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
30
1μg/Kg, IV (in the vein) intraoperative. Number of Cycles: single dose.
Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP)
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Postoperative agitation
Postoperative agitation will be assessed by the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium Scale (PAED).
Time frame: 6 hours
Duration of postoperative agitation
Time in minutes.
Time frame: 6 hours
Need for post-anesthetic drugs for treatment of agitation
Use of any drugs, such as sedatives, opioids, anti-inflammatory or anti-emetic for improvement agitation.
Time frame: 6 hours
Any occurrence of post-anesthesia accidents: falls, bruises or disconnection of catheters
If any accident occurs in the recovery room, and postoperative (falls, bruises) disconnection of intravenous catheter or injuries.
Time frame: 6 hours
Drowsiness
Clinical evaluation: patient awake, awake, alert or patient under hypnosis.
Time frame: 6 hours
Parental satisfaction.
As parents answer the question if you are satisfied with the procedure performed, excluding other problems occurred in the hospital.
Time frame: 24 hours
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