Diseases

Emergence Delirium

A form of DELIRIUM which occurs after GENERAL ANESTHESIA.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A form of DELIRIUM which occurs after GENERAL ANESTHESIA.

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Synonyms

18 entry terms
  • Agitated Emergence
  • Anesthesia Emergence Delirium
  • Emergence Agitation
  • Emergence Excitement
  • Post-Operative Delirium
  • Postanesthetic Excitement
  • Postoperative Delirium
  • Agitation, Emergence
  • Agitations, Emergence
  • Delirium, Anesthesia Emergence
  • Delirium, Emergence
  • Delirium, Post-Operative
  • Delirium, Postoperative
  • Emergence Delirium, Anesthesia
  • Emergence, Agitated
  • Excitement, Emergence
  • Excitement, Postanesthetic
  • Post Operative Delirium

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Aspects Covered

31 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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History Note

2017

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Previous Indexing

  • Anesthesia, General/adverse effects (1967-2016)
  • Delirium (1967-2016)
  • Postoperative Complications (1967-2016)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Emergence Delirium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000071257. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000071257
  2. Emergence Delirium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence_delirium
  3. Emergence Delirium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q394116