INTRANASAL DEXMEDETOMIDINE 2μG/KG VERSUS 3μG/KG ON PARENT SEPARATION IN DENTAL SURGERY: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL | ||||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||||
| Article 14, Volume 53, Issue 3, December 2023, Page 531-536 PDF (677.48 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2023.331738 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
WAEL ISMAIL ABDEL MOEZ HUSSEIN 
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| Consultant of Anesthesia, Surgical Intensive Care and Pain Management, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| parental separation. Harder induction, higher postoperative pain, emerging agitation, and possibly postoperative behavioral and psychological problems can result from untreated anxiety. This study aimed to compare intranasal dexmedetomidine (DEX) 2 μg/kg vs. 3μg/kg for children undergoing dental surgery. This randomized double-blinded study involved 80 children aged 2 to 10 years old of both sexes, planned for dental surgery. They were allocated into two groups according to DEX intranasal dose given 30 minutes before general anesthesia (GA) induction, GI: 2μg/kg and GII: 3μg/kg. IV cannulation was done before the GA induction. The results showed that GII had a significantly better parental separation anxiety scale, Ramsay sedation score, and IV cannula acceptance score than GI (P <0.001), without significant difference as to parents' satisfaction score. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Pediatrics; Intranasal; Dexmedetomidine; Premedication; Parent Separation | ||||
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