Effect of Duration of Exposure of Anesthesia With Sevoflurane on Emergence Delirium

State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Delirium on Emergence

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02509221

714457

Details and patient eligibility

About

Emergence delirium which is a phenomenon seen commonly in preschool kids anesthetized with Sevoflurane. Restless recovery from anesthesia may not only cause injury to the child or to the surgical site, but may also lead to the accidental removal of surgical dressings, IV catheters, and drains. is one of the The purpose of the study is to find whether duration of exposure to Sevoflurane has any effect on the incidence of Emergence Delirium.

Enrollment: 112 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 6 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age between 1-6 years of age
• receiving general anesthesia for non-surgical procedure

Exclusion criteria

• history of emergence delirium
• severe CNS disease

Trial design

112 participants in 3 patient groups

Less than 30 minutes

30-60 minutes

More than 60 minutes