Premedication with Dexmedetomidine versus Midazolam for Prevention of Emergence  Delirium in Children

Waqar Ahmed; M. Umair Khan; Bilal Yasin; Muhammad Saeed; Waqas  Tariq; Fazal Hussain Fazal

doi:10.51253/pafmj.v74i6.8703

Authors

Waqar Ahmed Department of Anesthesia, Combined Military Hospital Okara/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Pakistan
M. Umair Khan Department of Anesthesia, Combined Military Hospital Okara/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Pakistan
Bilal Yasin Department of Anesthesia, Combined Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi Pakistan
Muhammad Saeed Department of Anesthesia, Combined Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi Pakistan
Waqas Tariq Department of Anesthesia, Combined Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi Pakistan
Fazal Hussain Fazal Department of Anesthesia, Combined Military Hospital Okara/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v74i6.8703

Keywords:

Delirium, Dexmedetomidine, General anesthesia, Midazolam.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the effects of premedication with Dexmedetomidine vs. Midazolam to prevent the emergence of delirium in children operated at our hospital.

Study Design: Quasi-experimental study.

Place and Duration of Study: Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine Department, Combined Military Hospital, Okara Pakistan, from Apr 2021 to May 2022.

Methodology: Children who operated in the main operation theatre of our hospital without any complications during the study period were recruited for this comparison of two medications to prevent the emergence of delirium. Study participants were allocated to two groups: Group-A received premedication with Dexmedetomidine, and Group-B received Midazolam in standard doses. An independent assessor assessed post-operative delirium using the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium Scale.

Results: A total of 130 children were included in the study, and they met the inclusion/exclusion criteria. The mean age of the children in the study was 5.66±3.55 years. 80(61.5%) patients were male, while 50(38.5%) were female. 29(22.3%) children showed the presence of emergence delirium, while 101(77.7%) did not show the presence of emergence delirium on the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium Scale. It was revealed that children in Group-A had significantly fewer chances of having emergency delirium as compared to children in Group-B (p-value <0.001).

Conclusion: Emergence delirium was not uncommon in children undergoing surgeries under general anaesthesia at our unit. Children in which Dexmedetomidine was used as a premedication agent had less chance of having emergency delirium as compared to those who were pre-medicated with Midazolam.

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