בשל "הגנת זכויות יוצרים", מובא להלן קישור למאמר בלבד. לקריאתו בטקסט מלא, אנא פנה לספרייה הרפואית הזמינה לך.

Neonates and infants undergoing general anaesthesia for hernia surgery are at risk of perioperative cardiorespiratory adverse events.

The use of regional anaesthesia with dexmedetomidine preserves airway tone and may potentially avoid these complications.

This study compares the perioperative conditions and adverse events between dexmedetomidine sedation with caudal block and general anaesthesia with caudal block for inguinal hernia surgery in infants.

A randomised controlled trial was conducted in a tertiary hospital in Singapore involving 104 infants younger than 3 months, who were randomised to receive either dexmedetomidine sedation (DEX) with caudal block or general sevoflurane anaesthesia with tracheal intubation and caudal block (GA) for inguinal hernia surgery.

Perioperative conditions, haemodynamics and adverse events were compared between groups.