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This study investigated whether sugammadex, a recently approved NMBRD for children in Korea, induces PONV and possible changes after NMBRD administration in children undergoing strabismus surgery. Materials and Methods: In total, 60 pediatric patients (3\u201316 years old) undergoing strabismus surgery with general anesthesia were included. They were divided into two groups: sugammadex (group S, n = 30) or pyridostigmine (group P, n = 30). The primary endpoint was the incidence of PONV using the Baxter Animated Retching Faces (BARF) scale at 0.5, 1, 3, and 6 h after NMBRD administration. The secondary endpoints included the recovery time (train-of-four &gt; 0.9) and changes in heart rate following NMBRD administration. Results: There was no significant difference in PONV incidence between the groups according to the BARF scale (13.3% vs. 13.3% at 0.5 h, 6.7% vs. 3.3% at 1 h). Sugammadex demonstrated a significantly faster recovery time than pyridostigmine (p &lt; 0.001). The changes in heart rate were more significant in the sugammadex group than those in the pyridostigmine group after NMBRD administration (p &lt; 0.001); however, the heart rate returned to preoperative levels without any need for rescue medications or anticholinergics during the emergence period. Conclusions: There was no significant difference in PONV incidence between the administration of sugammadex and pyridostigmine in pediatric patients after strabismus surgery. Nevertheless, sugammadex appeared to facilitate faster recovery from the neuromuscular blockade without requiring intervention for the heart rate.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina61101826","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,13]],"date-time":"2025-10-13T13:13:27Z","timestamp":1760361207000},"page":"1826","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Comparison of the Effects of Sugammadex and Pyridostigmine on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting and the Recovery Profile in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Strabismus Surgery: A Prospective, Double-Blind, Observational Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"61","author":[{"given":"Se Hun","family":"Kim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju 61453, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hwa Song","family":"Jong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju 61453, Republic of Korea"},{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine and Medical School, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eun Gyo","family":"Ha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju 61453, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6218-7040","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Su Yeon","family":"Cho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju 61453, Republic of Korea"},{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine and Medical School, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2486-9961","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ki Tae","family":"Jung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju 61453, Republic of Korea"},{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine and Medical School, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3072-4734","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dong Joon","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju 61453, Republic of Korea"},{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine and Medical School, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"749","DOI":"10.1016\/j.bpa.2020.05.007","article-title":"An update on the management of PONV in a pediatric patient","volume":"34","author":"Ames","year":"2020","journal-title":"Best Pr. 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