Intranasal Dexmedetomidine Sedation for Ophthalmic Examinations in Children

Summary

2 ug/kg of intranasal dexmedetomidine could produce satisfactory sedation in more children for ophthalmic examinations than the sedative effect of 1ug/kg.

Timeline

Start

2014-02

Primary completion

2017-06

Completion

2017-06

Publications

• Background Ambi US, Joshi C, Ganeshnavar A, Adarsh E. Intranasal dexmedetomidine for paediatric sedation for diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging studies. Indian J Anaesth. 2012 Nov;56(6):587-8. doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.104588. No abstract available.
• Background Ray T, Tobias JD. Dexmedetomidine for sedation during electroencephalographic analysis in children with autism, pervasive developmental disorders, and seizure disorders. J Clin Anesth. 2008 Aug;20(5):364-368. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.03.004.
• Results Li BL, Yuen VM, Song XR, Ye J, Ni J, Huang JX, Irwin MG. Intranasal dexmedetomidine following failed chloral hydrate sedation in children. Anaesthesia. 2014 Mar;69(3):240-4. doi: 10.1111/anae.12533. Epub 2014 Jan 21.
• Fong CY, Lim WK, Li L, Lai NM. Chloral hydrate as a sedating agent for neurodiagnostic procedures in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Aug 16;8(8):CD011786. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011786.pub3.
• Gan X, Lin H, Chen J, Lin Z, Lin Y, Chen W. Rescue Sedation With Intranasal Dexmedetomidine for Pediatric Ophthalmic Examination After Chloral Hydrate Failure: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Clin Ther. 2016 Jun;38(6):1522-1529. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2016.04.036. Epub 2016 May 24.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.