Randomized controlled trial of acupuncture to prevent emergence delirium in children undergoing myringotomy tube placement.
Martin CS, Yanez ND, Treggiari MM, Piper L, Cusick J, Lalwani K. Randomized controlled trial of acupuncture to prevent emergence delirium in children undergoing myringotomy tube placement. Minerva Anestesiologica 2019, 86: 141-149. PMID: 31808657, DOI: 10.23736/s0375-9393.19.13591-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyringotomy tube placementIntraoperative acupunctureEmergence deliriumTube placementHeart 7PAED scoreMidazolam premedicationShen MenSevoflurane anesthesiaPediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium scaleASA physical status 1Standard anesthesia carePatient baseline characteristicsTrials of acupuncturePhysical status 1Standard of careIntravenous line placementBaseline characteristicsStatus 1Recovery roomSingle centerAnesthesia inductionDelirium scaleUniversity HospitalInhalational anesthesia