Citation

Gutman DA, Hassid M, Jeanes Z, Redding AT, Romeo D. A A Pract. 2020; 14(6): e01205.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Wolters Kluwer)

DOI

10.1213/XAA.0000000000001205

PMID

32784327

Abstract

Emergence delirium is a well-known phenomenon that may be encountered after general anesthesia. A common approach to this issue is to risk stratify patients preoperatively and treat them postoperatively if emergence delirium occurs. We present the case of a patient with Barrett esophagus and a history of severe and refractory emergence delirium, who was successfully treated prophylactically with physostigmine, resulting in decreased risk of harm to the patient, trauma to the perioperative staff, and a safer and more positive recovery.

Language: en