THE EFFECT OF PARENTAL PRESENCE DURING INDUCTION OF ANESTHESIA ON EMERGENCE AGITATION AFTER STRABISMUS SURGERY

Anxiety and emergence agitation are major challenges for anesthesiologists in
pediatric anesthesia. Parental presence during induction of anesthesia can be used to treat pre-induction
anxiety and emergence agitation in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of mother
presence during induction of anesthesia on emergence of agitation after strabismus surgery
Materials & Methods: In this prospective randomized clinical trial, 40 candidates for strabismus surgery
aged 2-7 years were divided into study and control group. Pain and sedation were assessed in the postanesthesia care unit using FACEs pain rating scale and Ramsay sedation scale, respectively.
Results: Patients in the study group had significantly higher Ramsay sedation scores compared with the
control group (2.1±.7 vs. 1.2±.4; p=0.04). There was no statistically significant difference regarding
postoperative FACES in pain rating scale among two study groups.
Conclusion: Parental presence during induction of anesthesia can reduce emergence behavior and
agitation in selected children undergoing general anesthesia