scholarly journals DEXMEDETOMIDINE REDUCES AGITATION AND PROVIDES SMOOTH EXTUBATION AFTER PAEDIATRIC ADENOTONSILLECTOMY

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Mehak Gul ◽  
Umar Nisar Shah ◽  
Mohd Rafi Denthoo ◽  
Basharat Ahad

OBJECTIVES : To study the role of dexmedetomidine on emergence agitation and its effect on extubation in paediatric adenotonsillectomy. Our study involves the assessment of postoperative pain by Objective Pain Scale and need for rescue analgesia and other untoward events in PACU. The study also included the comparision of post operative recovery time by Modified Aldrete Recovery Score using dexmedetomidine and normal saline in adenotonsillectomy for pediatric patients. METHODS : After induction of general anesthesia patient was put on controlled ventilation and maintained on sevoflurane 1.5-2% with 66% O2 and 33% N2O. At the end of surgery patients received either dexmedetomidine or normal saline over a period of 5 minutes, sevoflurane and nitrous oxide were discontinued, and residual muscle relaxation was reversed. Tracheal extubation time (time from anesthetic gas discontinue to tracheal extubation) and emergence time (time from anesthetic gas discontinue to eye opening on command) were recorded. Incidence of untoward airway events after extubation were also noted. The subject’s postoperative behaviour was assessed using Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED). In PACU, the intensity of pain was assessed by using an observational pain score (OPS). Any untoward events were noted and patient was shifted as per modified PACU score. RESULTS: In this randomized comparative study, single dose of dexmedetomidine (0.5mcg/kg) was found to be associated with a statistically significant decrease in the incidence of emergence agitation along with smooth extubation in pediatric patients undergoing adenotonsillectomy with sevoflurane anesthesia. In addition, lower incidence of post-operative nausea and vomiting, lower pain score and shorter duration of stay in post-anesthesia care unit were observed. Although it was seen that the extubation was prolonged in the dexmedetomidine group in comparison to the placebo. CONCLUSION: Dexmedetomidine reduces emergence agitation and provides smooth extubation in pediatric adenotonsillectomy patients on sevoflurane anesthesia.

2007 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 598
Author(s):  
Kun Moo Lee ◽  
Dong Hwa Kang ◽  
Sang Eun Lee ◽  
Young Hwan Kim ◽  
Se Hun Lim ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
PremRaj Singh ◽  
Uzma Begum ◽  
Bhavya Naithani ◽  
Vinita Singh ◽  
GP Singh ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Anish Kumar Singh ◽  
Sanjay Johar ◽  
Sudesh Kumar ◽  
Mamta Jain ◽  
Kiranpreet Kaur ◽  
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Introduction: Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8) has reclassified earlier prehypertension {Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) 130-139 mm of Hg and/or Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) 80-89 mmHg} as stage 1 HTN. These patients may be at greater risk of perioperative haemodynamic instability, more so in case of laparoscopic surgeries and alpha-2 agonists premedication may be useful in such patients. Aim: To assess perioperative haemodynamic fluctuations in untreated stage 1 hypertension (HTN) patients and the role of Dexmedetomidine (Dexmed) in it. Materials and Methods: This prospective, randomised, double blind study was conducted at Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India from March 2019 to September 2020. Sixty-five patients with stage 1 HTN not on any anti-hypertensive drugs undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy were enrolled and randomly divided into group D (dexmedetomidine) and group NS (Normal Saline). Group D received Dexmed 1 μg/kg over 10 minutes before induction, followed by continuous infusion of Dexmed at 0.2 μg/ kg/h and Group NS received similar volume of normal saline. Serial recording of pulse rate, Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) and oxygen saturation was done. Postoperative sedation scores, extubation time and time to first rescue analgesia were also assessed. For analysis, quantitative variables were expressed as mean±SD and compared using unpaired and paired t-test. Mann-Whitney test was used for quantitative data that did not follow a normal distribution. Qualitative variables were expressed as frequencies/percentages and compared using Chi-square test. A p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 60 patients (30 in group NS, mean age 38.40±10.32 years and 30 in group D, mean age 42.5±11.72 years) were analysed in the present study. In NS group, haemodynamic variations were seen at induction, Laryngoscopy and Intubation (L&I), creation and release of Pneumoperitoneum (PNP) and extubation but actual changes were within 10-12% of baseline value, whereas in group D, pulse rate and MAP remained stable and moderately lower than baseline throughout the perioperative period. An increase in extubation time was observed in group D (15.57±3.16 vs.9.15±1.60 min). Group D also had significantly higher sedation scores postextubation. Group NS patients demanded rescue analgesia early (18.33±7.46 min vs.43.53±8.57 min) (p=0.001). Conclusion: It was concluded that the administration of i.v. Dexmed 1 μg/kg over 10 minutes followed by infusion at 0.2 μg/Kg/h results in haemodynamic stability during surgical stress, slightly delayed but smooth extubation, delayed demand of postoperative rescue analgesia and mild sedation of short duration. Dexmed induced effects help in improving the recovery profile of the patient and keeping the patient more comfortable in the postoperative period.


2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 1022-1027
Author(s):  
Haq Dad Durrani ◽  
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Sairah Sadaf ◽  
Syed Aushtar Abbas Naqvi ◽  
Manzoor Hussain Bajwa ◽  
...  

Objective: To compare the analgesic efficacy of tramadol wound infiltration with normal saline wound infiltration in patients undergoing Pyelolithotomy. Study Design: Randomized Controlled Trial. Setting: Department of Anesthesia, ICU and Pain Medicine, DG Khan Teaching Hospital, Dera Ghazi Khan. Period: July 2019 to September 2019. Material & Methods: Total 60 patients were included in this study. There were 30 patients in whom normal saline was used for wound infiltration and in other 30 patients tramadol was used for wound infiltration. Analgesic outcomes were noted in terms of Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) of pain in the recovery room, at 06 hours and 24 hours after surgery, mean time of first rescue analgesia and total dose of tramadol within 24 hours after surgery. Results: Mean pain score in the recovery room was 5.20±2.10 in saline group versus 2.60±1.13 in tramadol group (p<0.001). Mean post-operative pain score after 06 hours of surgery was 5.43±1.45 in saline group versus 2.30±1.05 in tramadol group (p<0.001). Pain score was 3.63±1.40 in saline group versus 1.67±0.80 in tramadol group after 24 hours of surgery (p<0.001). Mean time of first rescue analgesia was 6.16±2.47hours in tramadol group versus 0.97±1.46hours in saline group (p<0.001). Total dose of tramadol used for analgesia within 24 hours after surgery was 56.67±70.38mg in tramadol group versus 253.33±73.02mg in saline group (p<0.001). Conclusion: Wound infiltration with tramadol provides better analgesia as compared to normal saline in patients undergoing Pyelolithotomy.


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