Effect of intravenous fentanyl given prior to the end of surgery on emergence agitation in pediatric patients.

Objective: Evaluate the effect of intravenous fentanyl on the incidence and severity of EA.

Material And Method: In the clinical trial, 144 patients aged between two and nine years, scheduled for elective surgery were enrolled and randomly assigned to receive either fentanyl 1 microg/kg or normal saline 1 ml/10 kg, 15 minutes before the end of surgery. Watcha's behavioral emergence delirium scale was used to assess EA.