POD	Postoperative delirium
RCTs	Randomized controlled trials
ED	Emergence delirium
EA	Emergence agitation
GRADE	Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation
GABAA	Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Type A
PAED	Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium Scale
RR	Risk Ratio
CI	Confidence Interval
RD	Risk Difference
CAM	Confusion Assessment Method
EEG	Electroencephalogram
ICDSC	Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist
AUC	Area Under the Curve
IA	Inhalational Anesthesia
TIVA	Total Intravenous Anesthesia
CAM-ICU	Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit
NMDA	N-methyl-D-aspartate
CABG	Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
CAPD	Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium
PACU	Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
PCIA	Patient-Controlled Intravenous Analgesia
IL-6	Interleukin-6
3D-CAM	3-Min Diagnostic Interview for Confusion Assessment Method
NRS	Numerical Rating Scale
mRS	Modified Rankin Scale