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The agitated child in recovery
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 17, No 1 | a531 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/22201173.2011.10872743
| © 2011 Jacinta Shung
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Submitted: 03 November 2025 | Published: 01 January 2011
Submitted: 03 November 2025 | Published: 01 January 2011
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Jacinta Shung,, South AfricaFull Text:
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The agitated child in the recovery room is distressing, not only for the staff, but also for the parents. This often creates a false impression of the “quality†of the anaesthesia. Before attributing this distress to emergence delirium, other more serious causes should be excluded.
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