Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Challa, Chaitanya
• Verghese, Susan T.

Titel

Emergence Delirium in a Toddler

Ist Teil von

• Anesthesia STAT! Acute Pediatric Emergencies in PACU, 2023, p.45-54

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Emergence delirium (ED) is a state of restlessness, agitation, hyperactivity, and confusion in patients after an anesthetic procedure. Primary risk factors include patient age between 2 and 6 years; head, neck, and throat surgery; inhalational anesthesia; male gender; preoperative anxiety; parental anxiety; child’s temperament; and rapid awakening from anesthesia. Emergence delirium usually starts 5–10 min after emergence and can last up to 45 min. The Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) scale is the most commonly used diagnostic tool in children between the ages of 18 months and 6 years of age. Treatment of emergence delirium typically consists of opioids, propofol, midazolam, and dexmedetomidine.