Anaesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
Intravenous infusion of dexmedetomidine
Sponsors
Authors
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Schoolchildren patients aged 6-18 years old Both sexes Scheduled for strabismus surgery Classified as class I or II according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status score
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Legal guardians’ refusal Allergy to study drugs or contraindications for the use of them ASA physical status class lll or higher Patients with Severe cardiovascular disease; preoperative bradycardia or preoperative atrioventricular block on clinical examination. Patients with mental illness (history/medical record) or with a developmental delay or neurological disease. Children having a cardiac pacemaker, or taking any heart rate modifying drugs.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Any intraoperative decrease in HR of equal to or more than 20% on pulse oximetry and ECG or presence of arrhythmias in the form of ventricular ectopy, ventricular fibrillation or AV block on ECG. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Postoperative Wong–Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale score;The incidence and number of episodes of vomiting ;The incidence of postoperative desaturation | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactMohammed Nashaat
Lecturer of Anesthesia and surgical intensive care
Outcome results
None listed