title: Effect of ketorolac on the prevention of emergence agitation in children after sevoflurane anesthesia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of ketorolac on the incidence and severity of emergence agitation in children recovering from sevoflurane anesthesia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-five children aged 3 to 7 years were randomly assigned to the control group or the ketorolac group (1 mg/kg ketorolac). The children were evaluated by the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium Scale and a four-point agitation scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The median agitation scores did not differ significantly between the two groups. The overall incidence of emergence agitation was similar in the two groups (41% in the control group vs. 32% in the ketorolac group, P = 0.526). The number of children who received rescue drugs for treatment of emergence agitation was not significantly different between the two groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The administration of 1 mg/kg of ketorolac is not effective in decreasing the incidence and severity of emergence agitation in children aged 3 to 7 years after sevoflurane anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Deokkyu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: A Ram
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Doo
authors.forename: Hyungsun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Ji-Seon
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Jun-Rae
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young-Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Seonghoon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ko
keywords: Agitation; Anesthesia; Ketorolac; Pediatrics
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