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Avoiding post-anesthesia emergence delirium in children
- Review
  
  Does a prophylactic dose of propofol reduce emergence agitation in children receiving anesthesia? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
  
  Paediatr Anaesth. 2015 Jul 1; 25 (7): 668-76.
- Randomized Controlled Trial
  
  Comparison of propofol and fentanyl administered at the end of anaesthesia for prevention of emergence agitation after sevoflurane anaesthesia in children.
  
  Br J Anaesth. 2013 Feb 1;110(2):274-80.
  
  Propofol 1 mg/kg reduces emergence delirium in children, without increasing nausea, vomiting or length of PACU stay, unlike fentanyl 1 mcg/kg.
  pearl
- Review
  
  Emergence delirium in children: an update.
  
  Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2014 Jun 1;27(3):309-15.
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Does ondansetron prevent post-operative shivering?
- Meta Analysis
  
  Efficacy and safety of ondansetron in preventing postanesthesia shivering: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
  
  BMC Anesthesiol. 2014 Jan 1;14:12.
- Review
  
  Efficacy spectrum of antishivering medications: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
  
  Crit. Care Med.. 2012 Nov 1;40(11):3070-82.
- Randomized Controlled Trial
  
  Ondansetron given before induction of anesthesia reduces shivering after general anesthesia.
  
  Anesth. Analg. 2000 Jun 1;90(6):1423-7.
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What is the best method for bedside airway assessment?
- Review
  
  Airway physical examination tests for detection of difficult airway management in apparently normal adult patients.
  
  Cochrane Db Syst Rev. 2018 May 15; 5: CD008874.
- Article
  
  Pre-operative voice evaluation as a hypothetical predictor of difficult laryngoscopy.
  
  Anaesthesia. 2019 Sep 1; 74 (9): 1147-1152.
- Randomized Controlled Trial
  
  Evaluation of the reliability of preoperative descriptive airway assessment tests in prediction of the Cormack-Lehane score: A prospective randomized clinical study.
  
  J Clin Anesth. 2017 Feb 1; 36: 21-26.
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Is preoperative ranitidine effective at reducing induction aspiration?
- Randomized Controlled Trial
  
  The effect of intravenous pantoprazole and ranitidine for improving preoperative gastric fluid properties in adults undergoing elective surgery.
  
  Anesth. Analg. 2003 Nov 1;97(5):1360-3.
- Randomized Controlled Trial
  
  A comparison of the effects of ranitidine and omeprazole on volume and pH of gastric contents in elective surgical patients.
  
  Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2004 Apr 1;21(4):260-4.
- Randomized Controlled Trial
  
  Effects of metoclopramide and ranitidine on preoperative gastric contents in day-case surgery.
  
  Yonsei Med. J. 2006 Jun 30; 47 (3): 315-8.
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Is anaesthesia-related neurotoxicity significant in young children?
- Review
  
  Perioperative central nervous system injury in neonates.
  
  Br J Anaesth. 2012 Dec 1;109 Suppl 1:i60-i67.
- Review
  
  Anesthesia for the young child undergoing ambulatory procedures: current concerns regarding harm to the developing brain.
  
  Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2013 Dec 1;26(6):677-84.
  
  Anesthesia neurotoxicity may affect the developing human brain, however methodological challenges limit the conclusiveness of current evidence.
  pearl
- Review
  
  Anesthesia-related neurotoxicity and the developing animal brain is not a significant problem in children.
  
  Paediatr Anaesth. 2015 Jan 1;25(1):65-72.
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