Document Type

Poster

Abstract

Emergence agitation (EA) is a transient dissociated state of consciousness occurring in 10-30% of pediatric patients after undergoing general anesthesia. Although it is a short-lived cluster of perceptual and psychomotor disturbing behaviors it can increase the risk of self-injury, additional medication administration, and longer recovery room stay. A comprehensive review of the evidence found high levels of heterogeneity in study design, methodical approach, dosing, administration type, and timing of administration, however, consistently found that perioperative low dose IV dexmedetomidine administration to be efficacious in reducing emergence agitation, postoperative pain, vomiting, and number of rescue analgesia and antiemetics after general anesthesia.The purpose of this project was to evaluate current anesthesia practice surrounding perioperative dexmedetomidine use in pediatric elective surgery at a large tertiary medical center in eastern Washington.

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Publication Date

2023

Keywords

pediatric nursing, pediatric surgery, perioperative dexmedetomidine, emergence agitation, general anesthesia

Disciplines

Mathematics | Nursing | Pediatric Nursing | Perioperative, Operating Room and Surgical Nursing

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