307EFFECT OF INTRAOPERATIVE DEXMEDETOMIDINE INFUSION ON EMERGENCE AGITATION FOLLOWING STRABISMUS SURGERY UNDER DESFLURANE ANESTHESIA IN CHILDRENThis study investigated the efficacy of intraoperative low-dose dexmedetomidine infusion with desflurane anesthesia in reducing emergence agitation (EA) among children undergoing strabismus surgery. Ninety-six children were enrolled, receiving either dexmedetomidine or saline infusion. Dexmedetomidine administration led to significantly lower EA and pediatric agitation scores compared to saline, suggesting its potential in mitigating postoperative agitation in pediatric patients undergoing desflurane anesthesia.Velagapudi@gmail.comResearch1222022Pediatric anesthesia, Desflurane anesthesia, Emergence agitation, Dexmedetomidine, Strabismus surgeryDr K Chaitanya VelagapudiAssistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Mamata Medical College Rotary nagar, Khammam, India.