This study was performed to assess the effects of continuous remifentanil infusion and single bolus administration of fentanyl on the incidence of emergence agitation in pediatrics undergoing strabismus surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
90
fentanyl 2 μg/kg
remifentanil 0.2 μg/kg/min
Eun kyung Choi
Daegu, Korea (the Republic Of), South Korea
Yeungnam University Hospital
Daegu, Nam-gu, Daegu, South Korea
incidence of postoperative agitation
0=none; 1=occur
Time frame: 5 minutes in the recovery room
incidence of postoperative agitation
0=none; 1=occur
Time frame: 30 minutes in the recovery room
severity of postoperative agitation
Four-point agitation scale (0=calm; 1=not calm but could easily become calmed; 3=not easily calmed, moderately agitated and restless; 4=combative, excited, or disoriented)
Time frame: 5 minutes in the recovery room
severity of postoperative agitation
Four-point agitation scale (0=calm; 1=not calm but could easily become calmed; 3=not easily calmed, moderately agitated and restless; 4=combative, excited, or disoriented)
Time frame: 30 minutes in the recovery room
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