Prophylactic application of dexmedetomidine reduces the incidence of emergence delirium in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Emergence delirium (ED) is a common postoperative cognitive dysfunction in children. ED may cause distress to patients and their families in the early post-anesthesia period and have long-term adverse effects on children. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE: was to verify whether dexmedetomidine can reduce the occurrence of ED in children.