Dexmedetomidine Sedation in Children Before MRI Examinations

Summary

Dexmedetomidine, has been used in the past 4-5 years as an alternative sedation method for children at the pediatric radiology department in order to reduce the waiting lists and the use of general anesthesia with its risks and side effects in magnetic resonance and computed tomography examinations.

Timeline

Start

2017-11-01

Primary completion

2021-06-30

Completion

2021-06-30

Publications

• Results Pansini V, Curatola A, Gatto A, Lazzareschi I, Ruggiero A, Chiaretti A. Intranasal drugs for analgesia and sedation in children admitted to pediatric emergency department: a narrative review. Ann Transl Med. 2021 Jan;9(2):189. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-5177.
• Results Zhang Y, Zhang R, Meng HY, Wang MX, Du SZ. [Efficacy and safety of intranasal dexmedetomidine premedication for children undergoing CT or magnetic resonance imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi. 2020 Apr 2;58(4):314-318. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20191224-00830. Chinese.
• Results Li L, Zhou J, Yu D, Hao X, Xie Y, Zhu T. Intranasal dexmedetomidine versus oral chloral hydrate for diagnostic procedures sedation in infants and toddlers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Feb;99(9):e19001. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000019001.
• Results Mondardini MC, Amigoni A, Cortellazzi P, Di Palma A, Navarra C, Picardo SG, Puzzutiello R, Rinaldi L, Vitale F, Zito Marinosci G, Conti G. Intranasal dexmedetomidine in pediatrics: update of current knowledge. Minerva Anestesiol. 2019 Dec;85(12):1334-1345. doi: 10.23736/S0375-9393.19.13820-5. Epub 2019 Oct 14.
• Results Uusalo P, Guillaume S, Siren S, Manner T, Vilo S, Scheinin M, Saari TI. Pharmacokinetics and Sedative Effects of Intranasal Dexmedetomidine in Ambulatory Pediatric Patients. Anesth Analg. 2020 Apr;130(4):949-957. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004264.
• Karlsson J, Lewis G, Larsson P, Lonnqvist PA, Diaz S. Intranasal dexmedetomidine sedation for paediatric MRI by radiology personnel: A retrospective observational study. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2023 Mar 1;40(3):208-215. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000001786. Epub 2022 Dec 22.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.