Dexmedetomidine as adjunct to ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve blocks for pediatric inguinal hernia repair: an exploratory randomized controlled trial

ConclusionsThe use of dexmedetomidine as an adjunct to an IINB resulted in reduced incidences of CHIPPS pain scores ≥4 and PAED scores of ≥11 during early recovery following pediatric inguinal hernia repair. In addition, the use of adjunct dexmedetomidine was associated with a prolongation of the period to first supplemental analgesia demand. The results of the present exploratory study must be viewed as preliminary and need further validation by future larger sized studies and/or meta‐analysis.

Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - June 12, 2015 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Märit Lundblad, Daniela Marhofer, Staffan Eksborg, Per‐Arne Lönnqvist Tags: Original Article Source Type: research