Background Dexmedetomidine enhances the quality and duration of lidocaine intravenous regional anaesthesia (IVRA). However, the two administration routes have not been directly compared regarding effects on tourniquet tolerance time with lidocaine IVRA. Additionally, it remains unclear whether the prolonged tourniquet tolerance stems from the direct peripheral action of dexmedetomidine or indirect systemic analgesic effects.
To investigate the clinical effect of different doses of midazolam combined with fentanyl during painless bronchoscopy in adult patients.In this retrospective study, a total of 200 patients who underwent painless bronchoscopy in The First People's Hospital of Wenling from January 2018 to January 2021 were selected as research subjects. These patients were assigned into an experimental group and a control group with 100 patients in each group. Patients from the experimental group were sedated with an intravenous infusion of 0.05 mg/kg midazolam and 0.2 μg/kg fentanyl, while patients from the control group were sedated using 0.1 mg/kg midazolam and 0.2 μg/kg fentanyl. The changes in heart rate (HR), saturation of pulse oximetry (SpO2), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) before and at 10 minutes after administration were compared between the two groups. Ramsay sedation scale, RSS agitation scale, awaking time, incidence of adverse reactions, and anesthetic effects were also compared.After medication, there was no significant difference in terms of HR, SBP, or DBP values between the two groups. The SpO2 value in the experimental group was higher than that in the control group (96.93±1.10% vs. 94.78±0.83%, P<0.05). Ramsay sedation scale of patients from the experimental group after medication was (3.88±0.66), which was significantly higher than that of the control group (2.32±0.63), while RSS agitation score in the experimental group was (1.08±0.16), lower than that of the control group (2.32±0.63). The awaking time in the experimental group was shorter than that in control group (43.60±3.30 min vs. 50.19±4.45 min, P<0.05). Moreover, the incidence of mild cough or no cough in the experimental group was significantly better than in the control group (P<0.05). The overall incidence of adverse reactions in the experimental group was lower than that of the control group (5.00% vs. 13.00%, P<0.05). In addition, the anesthetic effect in the experimental group was better than that of the control group (90% vs. 80%, P<0.05).The use of 0.05 mg/kg midazolam combined with 0.2 μg/kg fentanyl in adult painless bronchoscopy has little effect on SpO2 levels, possesses a good sedative and anesthetic effect, and reduces the awaking time, restlessness response, and adverse reactions.
Dexmedetomidine enhances the quality and duration of lidocaine intravenous regional anaesthesia (IVRA). However, the two administration routes have not been directly compared regarding effects on tourniquet tolerance time with lidocaine IVRA. Additionally, it remains unclear whether the prolonged tourniquet tolerance stems from the direct peripheral action of dexmedetomidine or indirect systemic analgesic effects. We conducted forearm IVRA in 12 healthy volunteers using a crossover design on two separate study days. One day, the systemic dexmedetomidine group received an intravenous infusion of 0.5 μg/kg dexmedetomidine (20 mL) in one arm, followed by 0.5% lidocaine (25 mL) forearm IVRA in the contralateral arm. On the other day, the regional dexmedetomidine group received an intravenous 0.9% saline infusion (20 mL) in one arm, followed by combined 0.5% lidocaine (25 mL) and 0.5 μg/kg dexmedetomidine forearm IVRA in the opposite arm. After a two-week washout period, participants crossed over to receive the alternate treatment. The primary outcome was tourniquet tolerance time, from initiating IVRA until the patient-reported tourniquet pain numerical rating scale exceeded three. The tourniquet tolerance time was longer with regional versus systemic dexmedetomidine (36.9 ± 7.6 min vs 23.3 ± 6.2 min, respectively), with a 13.6 min mean difference (95% CI: 10.8 to 16.4 min, p < 0.001). Regional dexmedetomidine also hastened sensory onset and extended sensory recovery compared to systemic administration. Delayed sedation after tourniquet release occurred in 5 of 12 subjects receiving regional dexmedetomidine. The addition of regional dexmedetomidine to lidocaine prolonged tourniquet tolerance time in forearm IVRA to a greater extent compared to systemic dexmedetomidine in healthy volunteers. Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, ChiCTR2300067978. The addition of regional dexmedetomidine prolongs tourniquet tolerance time with lidocaine forearm IVRA.Regional dexmedetomidine accelerates sensory block onset time and extends sensory block recovery time when supplemented with lidocaine forearm IVRA.Delayed sedative effects following tourniquet release were witnessed in some participants administered regional dexmedetomidine. The addition of regional dexmedetomidine prolongs tourniquet tolerance time with lidocaine forearm IVRA. Regional dexmedetomidine accelerates sensory block onset time and extends sensory block recovery time when supplemented with lidocaine forearm IVRA. Delayed sedative effects following tourniquet release were witnessed in some participants administered regional dexmedetomidine.
To investigate the effect of dexmedetomidine (DEX) on hemodynamics and recovery period after femoral shaft fracture surgery. Fifty-two patients, aged 3 to 7 years, who underwent femoral shaft fracture reduction surgery in our hospital in 2019 were randomly divided into the experimental group (n = 26) and the control group (n = 26). Both groups were given routine propofol combined with remifentanil by intravenous anesthesia. The experimental group was continuously pumped with DEX after induction of anesthesia, while the control group was continuously pumped with the same volume of normal saline. The mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) were recorded before anesthesia induction (T0), when laryngeal mask was inserted (T1), when skin was cut (T2), when intramedullary needle was inserted (T3), and when laryngeal mask was removed (T4). Extubation time after anesthesia withdrawal was recorded in the 2 groups. According to the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium score, the agitation and the incidence of agitation were recorded immediately after extubation (T5), 10 minutes after entering the recovery room (T6) and 30 minutes after entering the recovery room (T7). There was no significant difference in MAP and HR between the 2 groups at T0 and T1 time points ( P > .05). The MAP and HR of the experimental group at T2 to T4 were significantly lower than those of the control group ( P < .05). The extubation time of the experimental group was longer than that of the control group ( P < .05), but the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium score and the incidence of agitation in the recovery period of the experimental group were lower than those of the control group ( P < .05). In femoral shaft fracture surgery, intravenous anesthesia combined with continuous pumping DEX can effectively stabilize the hemodynamics of patients, and the incidence of postoperative agitation during anesthesia recovery is low.