title: Discomfort, delirium, and PONV in infants and young children undergoing strabismus surgery.
abstract: This article presents the results of a retrospective analysis of anesthesia care and perioperative outcomes in children up to 2 years of age who underwent strabismus surgery during a five-year period at the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital. We reviewed the charts of 74 children to determine perioperative outcomes--namely discomfort, emergence agitation/delirium, and postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV).We found that although PONV was not an issue in this age group, as it was with older children, discomfort and emergence agitation/delirium do need to be considered during their care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Stowman
authors.forename: Erick D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Bothun
authors.forename: Kumar G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Belani
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000932:Antiemetics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003693:Delirium / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004329:Droperidol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008910:Minnesota; D017294:Ondansetron / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D020250:Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000932:Antiemetics; D017294:Ondansetron; D003907:Dexamethasone; D004329:Droperidol