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Exposure to volatile anesthetics may contribute to PAED, and excessive exposure may occur frequently during routine pediatric anesthesia.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n To examine whether use of electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring can reduce PAED by minimizing exposure to sevoflurane while maintaining a state of unconsciousness under anesthesia.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>\n A single-center, parallel-group, 2-arm, superiority randomized clinical trial with a 1:1 allocation ratio was conducted from October 13, 2021, to March 18, 2023, at an academic tertiary pediatric hospital in Japan. The follow-up period was 24\u2009\u00b1\u20096 hours postoperatively or uneventful discharge to home, whichever came first. The observer for the primary outcome was blinded to patient assignment. The trial included a convenience sample of children aged 1 to younger than 6 years undergoing general anesthesia for procedures for which reliable antinociception can be provided. Data analysis was performed in March 2023.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Intervention<\/jats:title>\n EEG-guided titration of anesthesia to minimize sevoflurane exposure (EEG-guided group) vs standard 1.0\u2013minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) sevoflurane anesthesia (control group).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n Proportion of patients who developed PAED, defined by a maximum PAED score of 10 or higher.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Of the 177 participants who completed follow-up, 125 (71%) were male and 52 (29%) were female. The EEG-guided group included 91 participants (mean [SD] age, 2.9 [1.5] years), and the control group included 86 participants (mean [SD] age, 2.8 [1.6] years). In the EEG-guided group, sevoflurane exposure was reduced by 1.4 MAC-hours (96.65% CI, 1.1 to 1.6 MAC-hours). A total of 30 (35%) in the control group and 19 (21%) in the EEG-guided group developed PAED (difference, 14%; 96.65% CI, \u22120.0019% to 28%; 95% CI, 0.92% to 27%;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u2009.04). Children in the EEG-guided group emerged a mean of 21.4 minutes (96.65% CI, 15.4 to 27.4 minutes) earlier from general anesthesia and spent a mean of 16.5 minutes less (96.65% CI, 10.8 to 22.3 minutes less) in the postanesthesia care unit.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n EEG-guided management of general anesthesia reduced sevoflurane exposure and pediatric anesthesia emergence delirium in children, with faster emergence and shorter postanesthesia care unit stays. 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