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Paediatric Emergence Delirium Ponv — viva
Structured oral examination station for paediatric-emergence-delirium-ponv.
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Prompt
Preschool child thrashing in PACU after sevoflurane ENT; parent distressed.
Opening
Settle the PACU bedside first: rule out pain, hypoxia and full bladder alongside delirium. PAED is a summed multi-item scale — higher total means more delirium.[1]
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- [1]Sikich N, Lerman J. Development and psychometric evaluation of the pediatric anesthesia emergence delirium scale. Anesthesiology, 2004.PMID 15114210
- [2]Manning AN et al. Dexmedetomidine Dosing to Prevent Pediatric Emergence Delirium. AANA J, 2020.PMID 32990204