Department of Paediatric Intensive Care, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
Review
Lidocaine continuous incision in pediatric patients after open heart surgery
Author(s): Fernández Sarah Nicole*
Continuous infusion of lidocaine through the incision has been suggested
as adjunctive therapy in the management of postoperative pain in adult
patients. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety
of continuous subcutaneous infusion of lidocaine in pediatric patients
following open-heart surgery. All patients who received a subcutaneous
lidocaine infusion at the midline of the sternum incision after open
heart surgery for 2 consecutive years were included in the study. A
historical patient group was used as a control group. Demographic
variables (age, height, and surgical procedure), variables related to
sedation and analgesia (COMFORT and analgesia scale, drug dose and
duration), and complications were analyzed. Record 106 patients in
the lidocaine infusion group and 79 patients in the control group were
included. Incisional ana.. View More»
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