Effect of Different Administrations of Propofol on Emergence Agitation in Preschool Children Undergoing Ambulatory Surgery

Summary

This study evaluates the influence of different dose and methods of propofol on emergence agitation(EA) through a randomized controlled trial when preschool children undergoing ambulatory surgery of inguinal hernia.

Timeline

Start

2022-08-01

Primary completion

2023-06-01

Completion

2023-06-01

Publications

• Results Fabricant PD, Seeley MA, Rozell JC, Fieldston E, Flynn JM, Wells LM, Ganley TJ. Cost Savings From Utilization of an Ambulatory Surgery Center for Orthopaedic Day Surgery. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2016 Dec;24(12):865-871. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-15-00751.
• Results Shinnick JK, Short HL, Heiss KF, Santore MT, Blakely ML, Raval MV. Enhancing recovery in pediatric surgery: a review of the literature. J Surg Res. 2016 May 1;202(1):165-76. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.12.051. Epub 2016 Jan 12.
• Results Moore AD, Anghelescu DL. Emergence Delirium in Pediatric Anesthesia. Paediatr Drugs. 2017 Feb;19(1):11-20. doi: 10.1007/s40272-016-0201-5.
• Results Kanaya A. Emergence agitation in children: risk factors, prevention, and treatment. J Anesth. 2016 Apr;30(2):261-7. doi: 10.1007/s00540-015-2098-5. Epub 2015 Nov 24.
• Results Jacob Z, Li H, Makaryus R, Zhang S, Reinsel R, Lee H, Feng T, Rothman DL, Benveniste H. Metabolomic profiling of children's brains undergoing general anesthesia with sevoflurane and propofol. Anesthesiology. 2012 Nov;117(5):1062-71. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e31826be417.
• Results Chidambaran V, Costandi A, D'Mello A. Propofol: a review of its role in pediatric anesthesia and sedation. CNS Drugs. 2015 Jul;29(7):543-63. doi: 10.1007/s40263-015-0259-6.
• Results Wu X, Cao J, Shan C, Peng B, Zhang R, Cao J, Zhang F. Efficacy and safety of propofol in preventing emergence agitation after sevoflurane anesthesia for children. Exp Ther Med. 2019 Apr;17(4):3136-3140. doi: 10.3892/etm.2019.7289. Epub 2019 Feb 20.
• Results van Hoff SL, O'Neill ES, Cohen LC, Collins BA. Does a prophylactic dose of propofol reduce emergence agitation in children receiving anesthesia? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Paediatr Anaesth. 2015 Jul;25(7):668-76. doi: 10.1111/pan.12669. Epub 2015 Apr 27.
• Results Malarbi S, Stargatt R, Howard K, Davidson A. Characterizing the behavior of children emerging with delirium from general anesthesia. Paediatr Anaesth. 2011 Sep;21(9):942-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03646.x. Epub 2011 Jul 5.
• Results Bajwa SA, Costi D, Cyna AM. A comparison of emergence delirium scales following general anesthesia in children. Paediatr Anaesth. 2010 Aug;20(8):704-11. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2010.03328.x.
• Chen J, Shi X, Hu W, Lin R, Meng L, Liang C, Ma X, Xu L. Comparing different administration methods of subanaesthetic propofol to mitigate emergence agitation in preschool children undergoing day surgery: a double-blind, randomised controlled study. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2025 Mar 15;9(1):e002376. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002376.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.