Research Article
Prevalence of Emergence Delirium in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
Table 2
Comparison of studied variables in children with emergence delirium.
| Group | PAED score | Total Anesthesia Time | Total Phase I Time | Total Phase II time |
| Gender | Male (n = 43) | 15 + 3 | 43 + 13 | 102 + 51 | 120 + 59 | Female (n = 21) | 15 + 3 | 35 + 10 | 95 + 72 | 129 + 39 |
| Age | Toddler (n = 17) | 14 + 3 | 40 + 8 | 100 + 54 | 153 + 4 | Preschooler (n = 28) | 15 + 3 | 42 + 16 | 98 + 51 | 112 + 46 | Middle childhood (n = 14) | 14 + 3 | 37 + 7 | 101 + 69 | 123 + 40 | Teenager (n = 5) | 15 + 3 | 44 + 19 | 116 + 101 | 123 + 50 |
| Obesity | Obese (n = 15) | 15 + 3 | 44 + 21 | 125 + 88 | 112 + 65 | Nonobese (n = 49) | 15 + 3 | 40 + 9 | 92 + 44 | 126 + 50 |
| Comorbidities | Yes (n = 29) | 16 + 2 | 43 + 15 | 111 + 64 | 139 + 73 | No (n = 35) | 14 + 3 | 40 + 10 | 93 + 54 | 118 + 40 |
| ASA Status | I (n = 3) | 15 + 4 | 41 + 14 | 83 + 36† | 91 + 25 | II (n = 44) | 14 + 3 | 40 + 10 | 85 + 45 | 128 + 53 | III (n = 17) | 16 + 3 | 44 + 18 | 142 + 72 | 125 + 80 |
| Indication for surgery | Recurrent tonsillitis/pharyngitis (n = 5) | 14 + 3 | 43 + 15 | 94 + 71 | 127 + 67 | Obstructive SDB (n = 52) | 14 + 3 | 39 + 9 | 103 + 49 | 126 + 26 | Recurrent tonsillitis/pharyngitis + SDB (n = 7) | 16 + 3 | 41 + 14 | 99 + 63 | 118 + 36 |
| OSA severity | Mild OSA (n = 9) | 15 + 2 | 387 + 8 | 132 + 102 | 150 + 12 | Moderate OSA (n = 6) | 18 + 3 | 42 + 5 | 7 + 23 | 129 + 17 | Severe OSA (n = 7) | 16 + 3 | 55 + 29 | 116 + 67 | - |
| Intraoperative dexmedetomidine | Yes (n = 58) | 15 + 3 | 41 + 13 | 103 + 59 | 126 + 53 | No (n = 6) | 17 + 3 | 38 + 10 | 69 + 33 | 113 + 43 |
| Intraoperative fentanyl | Yes (n = 47) | 15 + 3 | 81 + 14 | 94 + 14 | 127 + 54 | No (n = 17) | 16 + 3 | 40 + 8 | 102 + 62 | 119 + 49 |
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