RT journal article
T1 Opioid-free anesthesia with interfascial dexmedetomidine in a high-risk infant
A1 Eizaga Rebollar, Ramón
A1 Borreiros Rodríguez, Elena
A1 Delgado Olmos, Irene
A1 Torres Morera, Luis Miguel
A2 Cirugía
K1 Anesthesia adjuvants
K1 child
K1 dexmedetomidine hydrochloride
K1 high‑risk infant
K1 opioid‑free anesthesia
K1 TAP 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
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26532
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26532
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 21-sep-2026