Intranasal dexmedetomidine for sedation in children undergoing transthoracic echocardiography study--a prospective observational study.
Paediatr Anaesth
; 25(9): 891-6, 2015 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Intranasal dexmedetomidine has been used for sedation in children undergoing nonpainful procedures.OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to determine the success rate of intranasal dexmedetomidine sedation for children undergoing transthoracic echocardiography examination.METHODS:
This was a prospective observational study of 115 children under the age of 3 years undergoing echocardiography examination under sedation with intranasal dexmedetomidine at 3 mcg·kg(-1).RESULTS:
Of the 115 children, 100 (87%) had satisfactory sedation with intranasal dexmedetomidine. The mean onset time was 16.7 ± 7 min (range 5-50 min). The mean wake up time was 44.3 ± 15.1 min (range 12-123 min). The wake up time was significantly correlated with duration of procedure with R = 0.540 (P < 0.001). Aside from one patient who required oxygen supplementation, all children in this investigation had an acceptable heart rate and blood pressure and required no medical intervention.CONCLUSION:
Sedation by intranasal dexmedetomidine at 3 mcg·kg(-1) is associated with acceptable success rate in children undergoing echocardiography with no adverse events in this cohort.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ecocardiografia
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Dexmedetomidina
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Hipnóticos e Sedativos
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Paediatr Anaesth
Assunto da revista:
ANESTESIOLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China