In the anesthesiology outpatient clinic
You are in the anesthesiologist's clinic conducting a preoperative assessment. A mother brings her 4-year-old daughter, Viktorka, who is clutching a stuffed bear and eagerly showing it to you. Viktorka is scheduled for an elective adenoidectomy under GA in two days. The preoperative examination is uneventful, and Viktorka’s mother is cooperative throughout. Considering the child’s age, you ponder the risk of emergence delirium.
What level of risk might this patient have?
Examination
PMH: adenoid vegetation, recurrent upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs)
