Pediatric anesthesia represents a specialised field that addresses the unique physiological and psychological needs of children during surgical care. A well-recognised challenge within this discipline ...

A study published in the May issue of Anesthesiology found that methylphenidate enables rats to wake more quickly following a single dose of propofol and also induces emergence during continuous ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Children coming out of general anesthesia with emergence delirium did not have lasting behavior problems in a small single-center study. Among several dozen preschool-age children ...

Researchers in Japan conducted a randomized clinical trial in 177 children (age, 1 year to < 6 years; 71% boys) scheduled for elective surgery involving the lower abdomen or extremities to assess ...

Pediatric anesthesia emergence delirium (PAED) can include unawareness of surroundings, restlessness, and inconsolability, and can lead to risk of injury and accidental removal of catheters. In this ...

More than a half dozen behaviors, including tensed eyelids and no vocalizations, indicate that pediatric dental patients are experiencing delirium as they awaken from anesthesia, according to a study ...

A safe, easy-to-administer neuromodulation technique targets and reduces post-anesthesia agitation, offering a novel drug-free perioperative option Chinese Medical Journals Publishing House Co., Ltd.

General anesthesia makes you unconscious and pain-free during surgery, ensuring you don’t feel or remember anything while surgeons perform the procedure safely. General anesthesia is a procedure in ...

Seeking to reduce the incidence of critical events in high-risk patients, the NAPA Anesthesia Patient Safety Institute (NAPSI)—NAPA’s certified Patient Safety Organization (PSO)—conducted a systemwide ...