Effects of Dexmedetomidine-Fentanyl Infusion on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate during Cardiac Surgery in Children

Background. The purpose of this study was to access the effects of dexmedetomidine-fentanyl infusion on blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) before surgical stimulation, on their changes to skin incision, and on isoflurane requirement during cardiac surgery in children. Methods. This study had a...

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Main Authors: Jyrson Guilherme Klamt, Walter Villela de Andrade Vicente, Luis Vicente Garcia, Cesar Augusto Ferreira
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Anesthesiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/869049
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author Jyrson Guilherme Klamt
Walter Villela de Andrade Vicente
Luis Vicente Garcia
Cesar Augusto Ferreira
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description Background. The purpose of this study was to access the effects of dexmedetomidine-fentanyl infusion on blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) before surgical stimulation, on their changes to skin incision, and on isoflurane requirement during cardiac surgery in children. Methods. This study had a prospective, randomized, and open-label design. Thirty-two children aged 1 month to 10 years undergoing surgery for repair congenital heart disease (CHD) with CPB were randomly allocated into two groups: group MDZ received midazolam 0.2 mg·kg−1·h−1 and group DEX received dexmedetomidine 1 𝜇g·kg−1·h−1 during the first hour followed by half of these rates of infusions thereafter. Both group received fentanyl 10 𝜇g·kg−1, midazolam 0.2 mg·kg−1 and vecuronium 0.2 mg·kg−1 for induction. These same doses of fentanyl and vecuronium were infused during the first hour then reduced to half. The infusions started after induction and maintained until the end of surgery. Isoflurane was given briefly to control hyperdynamic response to skin incision and sternotomy. Results. In both groups, systolic blood pressure (sBP) and heart rate (HR) decreased significantly after one hour of infusion of the anesthetic solutions, but there were significantly less increase in diastolic blood pressure, sBP, and HR, and less patients required isoflurane supplementation to skin incision in the patients of the DEX group. Discussion. Dexmedetomidine infusion without a bolus appears to be an effective adjunct to fentanyl anesthesia in control of hemodynamic responses to surgery for repair of CHD in children.
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spelling doaj-art-b41d0075393c4fdb80da86de2cb4d9542025-08-20T02:23:13ZengWileyAnesthesiology Research and Practice1687-69621687-69702010-01-01201010.1155/2010/869049869049Effects of Dexmedetomidine-Fentanyl Infusion on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate during Cardiac Surgery in ChildrenJyrson Guilherme Klamt0Walter Villela de Andrade Vicente1Luis Vicente Garcia2Cesar Augusto Ferreira3Department of Biomechanics, Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Locomotors System, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto-USP, University of São Paulo, 14049-9005 Ribeirão Preto, SP, BrazilDepartment of Surgery and Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto-USP, University of São Paulo, 14049-9005 Ribeirão Preto, SP, BrazilDepartment of Biomechanics, Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Locomotors System, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto-USP, University of São Paulo, 14049-9005 Ribeirão Preto, SP, BrazilDepartment of Surgery and Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto-USP, University of São Paulo, 14049-9005 Ribeirão Preto, SP, BrazilBackground. The purpose of this study was to access the effects of dexmedetomidine-fentanyl infusion on blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) before surgical stimulation, on their changes to skin incision, and on isoflurane requirement during cardiac surgery in children. Methods. This study had a prospective, randomized, and open-label design. Thirty-two children aged 1 month to 10 years undergoing surgery for repair congenital heart disease (CHD) with CPB were randomly allocated into two groups: group MDZ received midazolam 0.2 mg·kg−1·h−1 and group DEX received dexmedetomidine 1 𝜇g·kg−1·h−1 during the first hour followed by half of these rates of infusions thereafter. Both group received fentanyl 10 𝜇g·kg−1, midazolam 0.2 mg·kg−1 and vecuronium 0.2 mg·kg−1 for induction. These same doses of fentanyl and vecuronium were infused during the first hour then reduced to half. The infusions started after induction and maintained until the end of surgery. Isoflurane was given briefly to control hyperdynamic response to skin incision and sternotomy. Results. In both groups, systolic blood pressure (sBP) and heart rate (HR) decreased significantly after one hour of infusion of the anesthetic solutions, but there were significantly less increase in diastolic blood pressure, sBP, and HR, and less patients required isoflurane supplementation to skin incision in the patients of the DEX group. Discussion. Dexmedetomidine infusion without a bolus appears to be an effective adjunct to fentanyl anesthesia in control of hemodynamic responses to surgery for repair of CHD in children.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/869049
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Anesthesiology Research and Practice
title Effects of Dexmedetomidine-Fentanyl Infusion on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate during Cardiac Surgery in Children
title_full Effects of Dexmedetomidine-Fentanyl Infusion on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate during Cardiac Surgery in Children
title_fullStr Effects of Dexmedetomidine-Fentanyl Infusion on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate during Cardiac Surgery in Children
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Dexmedetomidine-Fentanyl Infusion on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate during Cardiac Surgery in Children
title_short Effects of Dexmedetomidine-Fentanyl Infusion on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate during Cardiac Surgery in Children
title_sort effects of dexmedetomidine fentanyl infusion on blood pressure and heart rate during cardiac surgery in children
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/869049
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