EMERGENCE DELIRIUM

This study is testing if a precise numbing injection near the ear can help prevent children from becoming agitated and distressed when they wake up from anesthesia after middle ear surgery. Researchers will compare children who receive the nerve block to those who do not, measuri…

This study aims to find the best way to help children feel calm and sleepy before cleft palate surgery and prevent them from waking up agitated afterward. Researchers are comparing two inhaled (nebulized) medication combinations given before the procedure. The study involves 60 c…

This study aims to find the best drug combination to prevent emergence delirium—a state of confusion, agitation, and distress—in children waking up from anesthesia after a heart catheterization. It will compare two different sedative mixes given to 50 children during the procedur…

This study is testing if a drug called sugammadex helps children wake up more calmly after eye muscle surgery. It compares sugammadex to the standard drug, neostigmine, which are both given to reverse muscle relaxants used during anesthesia. The goal is to see if sugammadex leads…

This study is comparing two different pain management plans for children aged 3-17 having tonsil surgery. One plan uses strong opioid painkillers, while the other tries to avoid them by using different medications. The goal is to see if the opioid-free plan controls pain just as …

This study is testing whether using positive, encouraging language is better than standard language at reducing anxiety and negative behaviors in children when they are being put to sleep with anesthesia gas through a mask. Researchers will enroll 128 healthy children, aged 5 to …

This study is testing whether having a parent involved in a child's care before and after surgery can help prevent a scary state of post-anesthesia confusion called emergence delirium. Researchers will compare standard anesthesia care to a special family-centered approach for 444…