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Table 1 Emergence agitation scale

From: Appropriate dose of dexmedetomidine for the prevention of emergence agitation after desflurane anesthesia for tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy in children: up and down sequential allocation

Score

Behavior

1

Sleeping

2

Awake, calm

3

Irritable, crying

4

Inconsolable crying

5

Severe restlessness, disorientation