Parental Presence on Emergence: Effect on Postanesthesia Agitation and Parent Satisfaction

This prospective, randomized study compared the incidence and duration of postanesthetic agitation in children whose parents were present or absent during emergence from anesthesia. Findings demonstrated that there was no difference in agitation between groups; however, more parents who were present believed they were present at “the right time,” in contrast to those reunited later, who more often said they arrived “too late.” Furthermore, these...