To assess the efficacy of dexmedetomidine in pediatric intravenous general anesthesia.

Dr Ankita Sharma; Dr Amitabh Dwivedi; Dr Anshuman Sharma

Volume : IX, Issue : VII, July - 2020

To assess the efficacy of dexmedetomidine in pediatric intravenous general anesthesia.

Dr Ankita Sharma, Dr Amitabh Dwivedi, Dr Anshuman Sharma

Abstract :

Introduction –Surgical anesthesia in children is characterized by low stability of the blood circulation system & triggering intense stress response, affecting the quality of anesthesia. Nowadays the IV general anesthesia without tracheal intubation before the start of surgery are very commonly seen. So the requirements increase for pediatric anesthesia. It is of clinical implication to improve the quality of intravenous general anesthesia without tracheal intubation to ensure perioperative safety in children, reduce the stress response, and reduce restlessness and pain during the recovery period. Aim and Objective– To assess the efficacy of dexmedetomidine in pediatric intravenous general anesthesia. Methodology– 100 children of age group 2 to 8 years having I–II grade of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) were recruited for the study. Random allocation of children in cases (50) and controls (50) was done. For children in the observation group, an intravenous infusion of dexmedetomidine was administered at 1.0 μg/kg within 10 minutes after initiation of intravenous anesthesia. In contrast, those in the control group received equal doses of normal saline instead of dexmedetomidine. All statistical data were processed using SPSS software. Results–There was no significant difference in age, sex, weight, operative time of cases and controls at baseline. Values of HR and MAP of children at different time points had no significant difference. Conclusion – Dexmedetomidine use in intra¬venous general anesthesia without tracheal intubation in children helps in stability of blood circulation and also reduced stress response and pain dur¬ing the recovery period.