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Ciprofol versus Propofol for Emergence Agitation and Recovery Quality in Pediatric Dental Anesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Drug design, development and therapy · Zhang Y, Wu L, Gao Z, Zhang M, Feng C, Zhang H, Zhang H, Liu B · 2026-08-13

A trial comparing two anaesthetic agents in 160 children undergoing dental procedures found ciprofol produced lower emergence agitation severity scores, faster wake-up times, and better recovery quality than propofol, though emergence agitation incidence itself did not differ significantly between the drugs.

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