RT Journal Article
T1 Opioid-free anesthesia with interfascial dexmedetomidine in a high-risk infant
A1 Eizaga Rebollar, Ramon
A1 Borreiros Rodriguez, Elena
A1 Delgado Olmos, Irene
A1 Torres Morera, Luis Miguel
K1 Anesthesia adjuvants
K1 child
K1 dexmedetomidine hydrochloride
K1 high-risk infant
K1 opioid-free anesthesia
K1 TAP block
K1 Young-children
K1 Block
AB Despite the advances in pediatric anesthesia, infants have higher mortality and critical incidents rates than children, especially ex-prematures and those with comorbidity. We present the case of a high-risk infant who underwent elective laparoscopic gastrostomy under opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) combined with transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block with Dexmedetomidine (DEX). Perioperative opioids were entirely avoided, and intraoperative anesthetics and postoperative analgesic were considerably reduced. The infant showed cardiorespiratory stability and optimal analgesia during the uneventful procedure and the postoperative period. We consider OFA and TAP block with DEX a safe and effective anesthetic combination for high-risk infants.
PB Wolters kluwer medknow publications
SN 1658-354X
YR 2021
FD 2021-10-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25224
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25224
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 20, 2025