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Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 5 Emergence Agitation Scale (Sikich & Lerman, 2004)

From: Intranasal dexmedetomidine versus intranasal midazolam as pre-anesthetic medication in pediatric age group undergoing adenotonsillectomy

Score

Description

1

Awake and calm, cooperative

2

Crying, requires consoling

3

Irritable/ restless, screaming, inconsolable

4

Combative, disoriented, thrashing

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