Abstract Objective: to detect the incidence of postoperative delirium in critically ill patients admitted to a surgical intensive care unit and to evaluate the predisposing and precipitating factors associated with postoperative delirium in critically ill patients admitted to a surgical intensive care u...
Abstract Background Emergence Delirium (ED) is a combination of disturbance of perception and psychomotor agitation that is common in pediatric patients after general anesthesia, especially at preschool age. Since the effect of ED on the length of stay has been studied in adults but infrequently in chil...
Abstract Background and objectives Postoperative delirium is common in critically ill patients and is known to have several predisposing and precipitating factors. Seasonality affects cognitive function which has a more dysfunctional pattern during winter. We, therefore, aimed to test whether seasonal v...
Emergency delirium (ED) is characterized by inattention, irritability, disorientation, and hyperactivity that occurs in the period of early anesthetic awakening. It resolves spontaneously and apparently without sequelae, but it is a cause of anxiety for parents who see their children not responding in th...
Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether sufentanil can reduce emergence delirium in children undergoing transthoracic device closure of ventricular septal defect (VSD) after sevoflurane-based cardiac anesthesia. Methods: From February 2019 to May 2019, 68 children who underwen...
DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA TECNOLOGÍA Y TECNOLOGÍAS ALTERNATIVAS: La ketamina se ha utilizado durante más de 50 años para la inducción y el mantenimiento de la anestesia. Tiene propiedades únicas, incluida la capacidad de producir analgesia profunda y amnesia mientras se mantienen reflejos de las vías re...
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate associations between preoperative anxiety and depression symptoms and postoperative complications and the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients undergoing valve repair surgery. Method: Observational, exploratory and prospective study. The consecuti...
Abstract Objectives: Emergence agitation is a negative behavior commonly recorded after pediatric tonsillectomy. We investigated the efficacy of preoperative premedication with oral transmucosal buccal dexmedetomidine on the incidence and severity of emergence agitation in preschool children undergoing ...
