EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY, cilt.21, sa.7, ss.538-542, 2004 (SCI-Expanded)
Background and objective: In children, emergence agitation frequently complicates sevoflurane and desflurane anaesthesia. The effect of intravenous fentanyl 2.5 mug kg(-1) was examined on the incidence of emergence agitation in children who received desflurane or sevoflurane after midazolam premedication and intravenous thiopental induction.