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WashIn /WashOut Procedure To Prevent Agitation During Recovery After Inhalational Anesthesia With Sevoflurane

Inhalation anesthesia is the most frequently used technique and is performed in around 70% of surgeries worldwide. Sevoflurane is the most frequently used halogenated anesthetic and is used in 2/3 of the cases. The anesthetic strength of inhalation agents was established in the classic work of Eger and colleagues who determined the minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) of an inhaled anesthetic at atmospheric pressure, necessary to prevent a motor reaction in response to a pain stimulus in 50% of patients. Agitation is a frequent anesthesia complications and it not only lengthens the period of post anesthetic awakening and need for advance monitoring of the patient, but may be a predisposing factor in the development of postoperative delirium (POD) and postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) which are independent predictors of increased mortality, prolonged treatment in the ICU and hospital, and prolonged social adaptation of the operated patients.(The ability of the patient to serve themselves independently.). There is a fairly popular point of view that there is no specific prophylaxis or treatment of postoperative agitation. However, a variant of anesthesia induction with sevoflurane was recently proposed, which reduced the frequency of agitation in children from 24.7% to 4.4%. The technique consisted in interrupting anesthesia at the moment of loss of consciousness, awakening the patient and subsequently performing re-induction. Since this technique might be time consuming in the busiest period of a surgical theatre and not safe if performed with the airways still unsecured it is advisable to shift the Wash In/Wash Out procedure to the stage of awakening at the end of surgery.

Dexmedetomidine and Agitation After Nasal Surgery

The main objective of study is to compare dexmedetomidine single bolus dose before extubation with continuous infusion as regards their efficacy in mitigating the incidence of emergence agitation in obese adults undergoing nasal surgery.

Evaluation of The Relationship Between Perioperative Hypothermia and Emergence Agitation

The main aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between perioperative hypothermia and postoperative emergence agitation.

Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine vs Midazolam for Early Extubation in Critically Ill Agitated Patients Undergoing Weaning

Comparison of effect of dexmedetomidine and midazolam in icu patients who put on mechanical ventilation and show agitation on weaning.Selection of better agent minimises the drug related side effects like respiratory depression but also helps in weaning for early extubation,give hemodynamic stability and reduce morbidity and mortality in icu..