STRATEGY FOR PREDICTION AND PREVENTION OF EMERGENT DELIRIUM IN CHILDREN

Emergent excitement is a common and clinically significant postoperative complication in pediatric patients, occurring early in the postanesthesia period. The incidence of agitation varies from 0.25% to 90.5% (Lee and Sung, 2020).

Post-anesthesia agitation may have clinically significant consequences, such as injury to the patient or his or her healthcare team, suture dehiscence or bleeding from surgical wound sites, unknowing removal of drains or intravenous catheters, inadvertent extubation and complications patient care and predisposes parents or caregivers to anxiety and additional stress. In addition, this complication increases the time of awakening and lengthens the length of stay in the post-anesthesia care unit.

Thus, there is a need for early recognition, timely prediction, and early prevention of postanesthesia delirium to avoid serious injury and disruption due to escalating behavior