Abstract:
objective To evaluate the effects of intranasal dexmedetomidine on emergence agitation (EA) in pediatric patients with sevoflurane anesthesia. Methods We searched PubMed, EMba<x>se, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure,VIP, Wan?Fang databa<x>ses for clinical randomized controlled trials investigating the effect of intranasal dexmedetomidine on emergence agitation in pediatric patients with sevoflurane anesthesia from inception to October 2019.The primary outcome was the incidence of EA.Secondary outcomes included emergence time、extubation time、length of PACU stay、incidence of rescue analgesia and adverse effects. RevMan 5.3 software was used for me<x>ta analysis of included studies. Subgroup analysis was performed according to different doses and different time of dexmedetomidine administration. Results Twelve randomized controlled trials involving a total of 762 patients,with 443 patients receiving intranasal dexmedetomidine and 319 patients receiving intranasal saline, were included in the me<x>ta-analysis. The results of me<x>ta-analysis showed that no significant differences were found in length of PACU stay between two groups (P>0.05). However, compared with placebo group, the incidence of severe EA was significantly decreased(RR=0.22, 95%CI 0.14,0.35 P<0.00001),the incidence of rescue analgesia was significantly decreased(RR=0.20,95%CI 0.09,0.44,P<0.0001) and the incidence of PONV was also significantly decreased(RR=0.44, 95%CI 0.24,0.84 P=0.01).Subgroup analysis suggested that both 1μg/kg and 2μg/kg intranasal dexmedetomidine could significanlty decrease the incidence of EA (RR=0.29,95%CI 0.20,0.42,P<0.00001 and RR=0.21,95%CI 0.08,0.57,P=0.002),prolong the emergence time(MD=1.48 95%CI 0.21,2.76 P=0.02 and MD=2.83 95%CI 0.72,4.94 P=0.009)and extubation time(MD=0.66 95%CI 0.29,1.03 P=0.00005 and MD=1.61 95%CI 0.50,2.72 P=0.004).Both preoperative and intraoperative dexmedetomidine could significanlty decrease the incidence of EA(RR=0.26,95%CI 0.19,0.35,P<0.00001 and RR=0.27,95%CI 0.20,0.38,P=0.002). Conclusion Intranasal dexmedetomidine could significanly reduce the incidence and severity of EA ,decrease the incidence of rescue analgesia and the incidence of PONV with no effect on length of PACU stay,but is likely to prolong the emergence time and extubation time.