Efficacy of Intraoperative Magnesium Sulphate vs Dexmedetomidine on Emergence Agitation in Pediatric Patients

Patients received an initial intravenous loading dose of 30 mg/kg of 10% magnesium sulfate solution over 10 min. This will be followed by a continuous infusion of (10mg/kg/hr) for the entire duration of surgery.

Patients received dexmedetomidine infusion 0.5 μg/kg over 10 min as a bolus dose, followed by 0.2 μg/kg/h all over the operation.