Dexmedetomidine Infusion for Analgesia and Prevention of Emergence Agitation in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Undergoing Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy | Zendy

Anuradha Patel | Zendy; Melissa J Davidson | Zendy; Minh C. Tran | Zendy; Huma Quraishi | Zendy; Catherine Schoenberg | Zendy; Manasee Sant | Zendy; Albert Lin | Zendy; Xiuru Sun | Zendy

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Dexmedetomidine Infusion for Analgesia and Prevention of Emergence Agitation in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Undergoing Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy

Author(s) -

Anuradha Patel,

Melissa J Davidson,

Minh C. Tran,

Huma Quraishi,

Catherine Schoenberg,

Manasee Sant,

Albert Lin,

Xiuru Sun

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

anesthesia and analgesia

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404

H-Index - 201

eISSN - 1526-7598

pISSN - 0003-2999

DOI - 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181ee82fa

Subject(s) - medicine , dexmedetomidine , anesthesia , fentanyl , pacu , adenoidectomy , emergence delirium , obstructive sleep apnea , tonsillectomy , bolus (digestion) , perioperative , analgesic , visual analogue scale , sevoflurane , sedation , surgery

Dexmedetomidine, a specific α(2) agonist, has an analgesic-sparing effect and reduces emergence agitation. We compared an intraoperative dexmedetomidine infusion with bolus fentanyl to reduce perioperative opioid use and decrease emergence agitation in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome undergoing adenotonsillectomy (T&A).

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