What are the risk factors for emergence agitation in adults after general anesthesia?
Irritating or painful factors are the strongest risk factors for emergence agitation in adults after general anesthesia.
This systematic review and meta-analysis identify risk factors associated with the occurrence of agitation during emergence from general anesthesia. As might be expected, the strongest factors are generally things which are irritating or painful for patients, but cannot necessarily be avoided.
Wei et al. (Mon,) studied this question.