Effects of Intraoperative Auditory Stimulation on Pain and Agitation on Awakening After Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Severe pain on awakening (POA) and emergence delirium (ED) are common following pediatric adenotonsillectomy. Effective preventive interventions are lacking.

Objective

To determine the effects of intraoperative auditory stimulation on reduction of POA and ED after pediatric adenotonsillectomy.

Design, setting, and participants

Single-center, double-blinded, 4-armed, randomized clinical trial of children undergoing adenotonsillectomy from March 2018 to May 2019 at a tertiary care pediatric referral center.

Interventions

Children were randomized to 1 of the following groups: auditory stimulation with music, auditory stimulation with noise, ambient noise insulation with masking earplugs, and a control group receiving no intervention. Ear inserts were pl

SUBMITTER: Muzzi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8138746 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature