Urinary Aromatic Amino Acid Metabolites Associated With Postoperative Emergence Agitation in Paediatric Patients After General Anaesthesia: Urine Metabolomics Study

• Main Authors: Yueyue Li (Author), Jingjie Li (Author), Yuhuan Shi (Author), Xuhui Zhou (Author), Wanqing Feng (Author), Lu Han (Author), Daqing Ma (Author), Hong Jiang (Author), Yongfang Yuan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Emergence agitation (EA) is very common in paediatric patients during recovery from general anaesthesia, but underlying mechanisms remain unknown. This prospective study was designed to profile preoperative urine metabolites and identify potential biomarkers that can predict the occurren...