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From: Effects of dexmedetomidine on smooth emergence from anaesthesia in elderly patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery

Fig. 4

Incidence of emergence agitation and dangerous emergence agitation in the recovery room 30 min after arrival. Group SN, inhalation anaesthesia using sevoflurane and normal saline administered as a control; Group SD, inhalation anaesthesia using sevoflurane and adjuvant dexmedetomidine; Group TN, TIVA using propofol and remifentanil and normal saline administered as a control; Group TD, TIVA using propofol and remifentanil, and adjuvant dexmedetomidine; TIVA, total intravenous administration; EA, emergence agitation. Emergence agitation was defined as a Riker’s sedation-agitation scale greater than 5, and dangerous EA was defined as a score greater than 7

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