Preoperative fear and anxiety are prevalent in children undergoing surgery. The combination of esketamine and dexmedetomidine has been proposed as a promising premedication for enhancing preoperative sedation and analgesia. This study compared the premedication efficacy of intranasal esketamine alone and esketamine-dexmedetomidine combination in pediatric patients undergoing strabismus surgery.
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