Effect of S-ketamine administered at the end of anesthesia on emergence delirium in preschool children undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy

• Main Authors: Yang Chen (Author), Feixiang Ru (Author), Qiuping Ye (Author), Xinzhe Wu (Author), Xianwen Hu (Author), Ye Zhang (Author), Yun Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background: S-ketamine (the S-isomer of ketamine) is twice as potent as the racemic mixture of this agent and carries fewer side effects when administered to humans. Information regarding the use of S-ketamine for the prevention of emergence delirium (ED) is limited. Thus, we evaluated the effect of...