Efficacy of intravenous lidocaine in controlling emergence agitation in children for surgery under sevoflurane anesthesia: a meta-analysis

BACKGROUND@#Emergence delirium is a state of mental confusion and agitation after wakening from anesthesia that may result in traumatic injuries to the child. Limited drugs have been studied or used to prevent this occurrence.@*OBJECTIVE@#To determine the efficacy and safety of intravenous lidocaine in controlling emergence agitation (EA) in children undergoing surgeries done under general anesthesia compared to placebo or other intravenous anesthetics.@*METHODOLOGY@#This study is a meta-analysis, where published articles were obtained using PubMed, Cochrane Library, Clinical Trials, and Google Scholar up to August 2022. The primary outcome measure includes incidence of emergence delirium while secondary outcomes are postoperative pain and adverse effects comparing lidocaine and other intravenous drugs. The latter includes nausea and vomiting, untoward airway events and local anesthetic toxicity (LAST). Review Manager 5.4 was used for statistical analysis.@*RESULTS@#There were a total of 6 articles included for quantitative and qualitative analysis. The overall incidence of emergence agitation (RR=1.03, 95% CI [0.50, 2.13], P=0.94) and adverse events were higher in the Lidocaine group, although the differences were not significant. Subgroup analysis by comparator showed significant increased risk of developing EA with Lidocaine compared to other intravenous drugs (RR=2.06, 95% CI [1.32, 2.32], P=0.002). The risk for developing postoperative pain is decreased with Lidocaine compared to placebo and other drugs.@*CONCLUSION@#Intravenous lidocaine given to children undergoing general anesthesia with sevoflurane increased their risk for emergence delirium, compared to both placebo and other intravenous anesthetics.

Correlation between Preoperative Anxiety and Emergence Agitation in Children after Sevoflurane Anesthesia / 华中科技大学学报(医学版)

Objective To investigate the correlation between preoperative anxiety and emergence agitation(EA)in children after sevoflurane anesthesia.Methods A total of 120 children who were going to receive an elective surgery were recruited in this study.The preoperative anxiety in these children was measured through the Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale(mYPAS)at the following time:during the preoperative interview(T1),waiting period in surgery waiting room(T2),after the children entered the operating room(T3)and at the beginning of sevoflurane inhalation induction(T4).The emergence agitation(EA)scores were obtained by using the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium(PAED) Scale after the surgery.Results After adjusting for the effect of age,it was found that the anxiety scores at T1 and T2 had no significant correlation with EA,while those in T3 and T4 showed a statistically significant correlation with EA.The level of anxiety at the beginning of induction showed a strong positive correlation with EA,and the correlation coefficient was 0.708(P<0.01).Conclusion The preoperative anxiety in the operating room and at the beginning of induction of anesthesia is correlated with EA in children receiving sevoflurane anesthesia.

Effects of dexmedetomidine on tonsillectomy in children with sevoflurane combined with anesthesia recovery period of restless / 中国生化药物杂志

Objective To investigate the effects of dexmedetomidine on tonsillectomy in children with sevoflurane combined with anesthesia recovery period of restless.Methods A total of 62 patients with tonsillectomy under general anesthesia from 2011 to 2015 in our hospital werecollected and randomly divided into the control group and the experiment group with 31 cases in each.Two groups of children were treated by 7％sevoflurane inhalation anesthesia induction,supplemented by a small amount of intravenous anesthetics propofol 2 mg/kg,sufentanil 2 μg/kg,CIS atracurium 150 μg/kg intravenous injection.Patients in the experiment group were treated by dexmedetomidine 0.2 μg/(kg·h)continuous intravenous infusion until the end of the operation,patients in the control group were treated by normal saline intravenous infusion.Compared the systolic blood pressure and heart rate of the 2 groups of before anesthesia induction,after anesthesia induction,after operation 5min,the end of the operation ; occurred rate of restless at after anesthesia extubation 5minutes,10minutes,15minutes,20minutes,25minutes.Results Compared with the control group,the systolic blood pressure and heart rate of the experiment group without statistical significance before anesthesia induction; after anesthesia induction,after operation,5min,at the end of operation,the systolic blood pressure and heart rate were lower(P<0.05); children recovery time,extubation time,recovery time of delivery from the anesthesia room were shorter(P<0.05); occurred rate of restless were lower after anesthesia extubation 5minutes,10minutes,15minutes,20minutes,25minutes(P<0.05).Conclusion Dexmedetomidine can prevent tonsillectomy after sevoflurane anesthesia result in the recovery period of restless.

Effects of neonatal repeated inha lation of sevoflurane on ability of learning and memory and hippocampal volume in infantile rats / 医学研究生学报

Obj cetive A large number of recent studies show that sevoflurane anesthesia may cause learning and memory dysfunction.The aim of this study was to explore changes of learning and memory ability and hippocampal volume in infantile rats after neonatal interrupted and repeated inhalation of 2.6% sevoflurane through detecting the learning and memory ability by Morris water maze and the hippocampus volume by MRI.Method s Thirty two neonatal SD rats were randomly devided into two groups (n=16):experimental group and control group.Rats inhalated 2.6%sevoflurane in the experimental group and 1 L/min O2 +1 L/min Air in the control group at the postnatal days of 7, 14 and 21 (P7, P14, P21). The learning and memory ability was determined by the Morris water maze test from P31 to P37;The brains of rats were scanned by mag-netic resonance imaging ( MRI) machine under anesthesia with 1%sodium pentobarbital at P37, and the brain and bilateral hippocampal volumes were measured. Results ①In the place navigation test, the escape latency had no significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05).In the spatial probe test, the dwelling time, movement distance and number of entering times in platform quadrant decreased slightly in experimental group compared with those in the control group, while there was no significant difference (P>0.05).②The brain volume [(1.53 ±0.18) cm3 vs (1.60 ±0.13) cm3] and right hippocampal volume [(16.15 ±1.76)mm3 vs(16.46 ±1.71)mm3] had no significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05).The left hippocampal volume [(16.46 ±1.71)mm3] was decreased in the experimental group compared with the control group [(18.10 ±2.53)mm3](P<0.05). Conclusion The learning and memory ability has no significant changes in in-fantile rats after neonatal interrupted and repeated sevoflurane inhalation and MRI examination of hippocampal volume is not sufficient for the diagnosis of cognitive dysfunction.

Effect of ketamine versus thiopental sodium anesthetic induction and a small dose of fentanyl on emergence agitation after sevoflurane anesthesia in children undergoing brief ophthalmic surgery / 대한마취과학회지

BACKGROUND: Emergence agitation (EA) in children after sevoflurane anesthesia is common. The purpose of this study was to compare the incidences of EA between ketamine and thiopental sodium induction in children underwent sevoflurane anesthesia. We also evaluated if a small dose of fentanyl could reduce the incidence of EA. METHODS: The patients who were scheduled for strabismus or entropion surgery were divided into 4 groups. The patients in Groups 1 and 2 were induced anesthesia with ketamine 1.5 mg/kg; those in Groups 3 and 4 were induced with thiopental sodium 5 mg/kg. The patients in Groups 1 and 3 received an injection of fentanyl 1.5 microgram/kg, whereas the patients in Groups 2 and 4 received IV saline of the same volume. Anesthesia was maintained with sevoflurane. The recovery characteristics and EA in recovery room were assessed. RESULTS: The incidence of EA was significantly higher in Groups 2 and 4 and there was no difference between Groups 2 and 4. Group 2 had almost an eleven-fold higher risk of developing EA than did Group 1, and the incidence of EA in Group 4 was sixty-nine-fold higher than that of Group 1. The risk factor for EA was only the kind of medication. Preoperative anxiety had no significant correlation with EA. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of EA after sevoflurane anesthesia is similar between ketamine and thiopental sodium anesthetic induction in children undergoing pediatric ophthalmic surgery. Also, the addition of a small dose of fentanyl after anesthetic induction decreases the incidence of EA.

Effect of ketamine versus thiopental sodium anesthetic induction and a small dose of fentanyl on emergence agitation after sevoflurane anesthesia in children undergoing brief ophthalmic surgery / 대한마취과학회지

BACKGROUND: Emergence agitation (EA) in children after sevoflurane anesthesia is common. The purpose of this study was to compare the incidences of EA between ketamine and thiopental sodium induction in children underwent sevoflurane anesthesia. We also evaluated if a small dose of fentanyl could reduce the incidence of EA. METHODS: The patients who were scheduled for strabismus or entropion surgery were divided into 4 groups. The patients in Groups 1 and 2 were induced anesthesia with ketamine 1.5 mg/kg; those in Groups 3 and 4 were induced with thiopental sodium 5 mg/kg. The patients in Groups 1 and 3 received an injection of fentanyl 1.5 microgram/kg, whereas the patients in Groups 2 and 4 received IV saline of the same volume. Anesthesia was maintained with sevoflurane. The recovery characteristics and EA in recovery room were assessed. RESULTS: The incidence of EA was significantly higher in Groups 2 and 4 and there was no difference between Groups 2 and 4. Group 2 had almost an eleven-fold higher risk of developing EA than did Group 1, and the incidence of EA in Group 4 was sixty-nine-fold higher than that of Group 1. The risk factor for EA was only the kind of medication. Preoperative anxiety had no significant correlation with EA. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of EA after sevoflurane anesthesia is similar between ketamine and thiopental sodium anesthetic induction in children undergoing pediatric ophthalmic surgery. Also, the addition of a small dose of fentanyl after anesthetic induction decreases the incidence of EA.

The Effect of Sevoflurane Anesthesia on the Phase Relationship between Systolic Blood Pressure and Heart Rate / 대한마취과학회지

BACKGROUND: The phase relationship indicates the time delay between the input signal (systolic blood pressure, SBP) and output signal (R-R interval, RRI). In contrast to the awake state, little is known about the effects of general anesthesia on the phase shift. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that sevoflurane anesthesia causes a phase change between the two signals. METHODS: We assessed changes in phase, coherence, and baroreflex sensitivity between SBP and RRI by the use of transfer function analysis in 50 ASA 1 patients during the awake state and during end-tidal 2% sevoflurane-50% N2O anesthesia. RESULTS: SBP and RRI decreased significantly during sevoflurane anesthesia (P < 0.001). The phase in the low frequency (LF) region remained unchanged, but the phase in the high frequency (HF) region changed significantly from -29.52 +/- 50.70 to 27.28 +/- 80.22 degrees during sevoflurane anesthesia (P < 0.001). Coherence and baroreflex sensitivity between the two signals in the LF and HF regions decreased significantly during sevoflurane anesthesia (P < 0.001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: We found that in the HF region and not in the LF region, sevoflurane anesthesia provokes the shift of the SBP-RRI phase relationship, suggesting that this change is inconsistent with a vagally mediated response.

The Effect of Subtenons Lidocaine Injection and/or Preoperative Anxiety on Emergence Agitation after Sevoflurane Anesthesia in Pediatric Strabismus Surgery / 대한마취과학회지

< 0.05). The incidence of emergence agitation was 17% in the subtenons lidocaine injection group, which was significantly lower than in the control group (36%) (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: A lidocaine injection into the subtenons space reduces emergence agitation after sevoflurane anesthesia in pediatric strabismus surgery.

Change of Blood Pressure Variability before and during Sevoflurane Anesthesia / 대한마취과학회지

BACKGROUND: Relatively little is known about the effects of general anesthesia on blood pressure variability (BPV). This study was designed to evaluate the changes of high frequency (HF) and low frequency (LF) of BPV before and during general anesthesia with sevoflurane. METHODS: Beat-to-beat blood pressure was recorded at conscious baseline and during general anesthesia at 2% end-tidal sevoflurane in 17 healthy living-liver transplantation donors. BPV estimated by power spectra of systolic (SBP) and mean blood pressure (MBP) was calculated. RESULTS: Both LF power of SBP and MBP were diminished to 96.2% and 97.1% during sevoflurane anesthesia (5.5 +/- 2.8 to 0.2 +/- 0.2 mmHg2, 6.6 +/- 3.7 to 0.2 +/- 0.2 mmHg2, P < 0.001 for both). However, there were no significant changes of HF power of SBP and MBP during sevoflurane anesthesia. CONCLUSION: Sevoflurane anesthesia reduced noticeably LF power, which was associated with sympathetic vasomotor activity, but not HF power, which represents mostly the mechanical effect of respiration on blood pressure, of BPV.