Dexmedetomidine versus fentanyl in anesthesia of cochlear implantation in pediatric patients

Peer review under responsibility of Egyptian Society of Anesthesiologists.

Figures & data

igure 1 Intra-operative heart rate in dexmedetomidine (D) and fentanyl (F) groups. (*) denotes significance between both groups. (†) denotes significance in the same group in comparison with the baseline value. P value ⩽ 0.05 (statistically significant).

igure 2 Intra-operative mean blood pressure (MAP) in dexmedetomidine and fentanyl groups. (*) denotes significance between both groups, and (†) denotes significance in the same group compared to the baseline value. P value ⩽ 0.05 (statistically significant).

igure 3 Comparison between fentanyl group and dexmedetomidine group as regards objective pain score.

able 1 Demographic data and operative time.

	F-group (n = 26)	D-group (n = 26)	P-value
Age (years)	6.17 ± 1.67	5.91 ± 1.62	0.567
Weight (kg)	24.19 ± 5.32	22.23 ± 4.44	0.156
Sex:
M	11 (42.3%)	10 (38.5%)
F	15 (57.7%)	16 (61.5%)	0.500
Operative time (min)	117.88 ± 26.4	121.53 ± 25.6	0.615

Data expressed as mean (±SD) and number (% from total).

^∗ Statistically significant (P value ⩽ 0.05).

able 2 Comparison between dexmedetomidine group and fentanyl group as regards quality scale for surgical field intra-operatively.

	Fentanyl group (n = 26)	Dexmedetomidine group (n = 26)	P value
Quality scale	2.76 ± 0.76	2.19 ± 0.80	0.011^⁎

#x204E; Statistically significant (P value ⩽ 0.05).

able 3 Comparison between fentanyl group and dexmedetomidine group as regards modified Aldrete score.

	Fentanyl group (n = 26)	Dexmedetomidine group (n = 26)	P value
MAS (10 min)	9.11 ± 0.71	9.42 ± 0.50	0.078

MAS: Modified Aldrete Score at 10 min in PACU.

^∗ Statistically significant (P ⩽ 0.05).