Emergence delirium and intranasal dexmedetomidine premedication in pediatric anesthesia: a retrospective study in plastic surgery

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<title>Abstract</title><p>Background Dexmedetomidine is increasingly used in the treatment of emergency delirium (ED) in pediatric patients. However, further evidence on its use in pediatric anesthesia and on potential differences in the reduction of ED according to patient’s age and type of anesthesia is required. Moreover, whether dexmedetomidine influences time of discharge from the surgical area remains unclea...

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• Aged, 80 and over
• Cardiac Surgical Procedures
• Cognitive Dysfunction
• Incidence
• Mental Status and Dementia Tests
• Neuropsychological Tests
• Phenotype
• Postoperative Complications

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Literature Corpus work

369de80d-3f4c-5ecf-81ea-2069b508bf34

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10.21203/rs.2.16196/v2