ISSN: 2155-6148
Mohamed Gamal Elmawy
Egypt
Research Article
Controlled Hypotensive Anesthesia in Children Undergoing Nasal Surgery
Author(s): Sabry Mohamed Amin, Mohamed Gamal Elmawy and Rabab Mohamed Mohamed
Sabry Mohamed Amin, Mohamed Gamal Elmawy and Rabab Mohamed Mohamed
Background: The nasal surgery in pediatric patient’s caries a major challenge to both anesthesiologist and surgeon. The surgeon faces small nostrils and narrow nasal passages. The anesthesiologist has to produce condition which facilitate the surgery, decrease the operative time by minimize the intraoperative bleeding to allow better visualization this can be achieved by controlled hypotensive anesthesia which is the key issue in the success of nasal surgery in pediatric age group. Patient and methods: Seventy pediatric patients aged 8-12 years scheduled for elective nasal surgery under general anesthesia. Patients were classified into two equal groups (35 patients per group) according to study drugs used. Group (D): The patients in this group received dexmedetomidine 0.5 μg/kg as loading dose over 10 minutes followed by 0.2-0.5 μg/kg/h as maintenance infusion after induct.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000658