Abstract

DIAZ HERRERA, William; OSORIO ZAMBRANO, Hector Fidel  and  SANDOVAL CABRERA, Miguel Francisco. Case report: Multimodal spinal anesthesia in a pediatric patient with a difficult airway. Rev. colomb. anestesiol. [online]. 2013, vol.41, n.3, pp.218-222. ISSN 0120-3347.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rca.2013.05.001.

Introduction: Spinal anesthesia has been part of the pediatric anesthesia practice for more than 100 years. Its use has been increasing in recent years because of its effective-ness.efficiency and safety. We report a successful case in a patient with a difficult airway. Objective: To report a case of spinal anesthesia and sedation with remifentanil, together with a review of the literature including alpha 2 agonists for locoregional procedures in pediatrics. Methods: Search of relevant references in PubMed, MD consult and BIREME. The search resulted in 306 articles, and 23 considered relevant by the authors were finally selected. Results: We present a case of a 1-year-old boy with an expected difficult airway because of the presence of a cavernous hemangioma of the lower lip, scheduled for surgical correction of bilateral club foot. Spinal anesthesia consisted of 0,5% hyperbaric carbonated bupiva-caine plus 30 g of clonidine (1.3 ml total), maintaining sedation-analgesia at 3^1/6 on the Ramsay scale with remifentanil 0,05-0,075 g/kg/min, 50% oxygen with facial mask, and spontaneous ventilation, with no hemodynamic or respiratory adverse effects. Conclusions: Spinal anesthesia is an option in cases of predicted difficult airway. Clonidine (alpha 2 agonist) prolongs blockade with no hemodynamic or respiratory complications. Remifentanil used for sedation in pediatric locoregional procedures is easy to titrate with-predictable results.

Keywords : Anesthesia; Clonidine; Airway; Child; Neuromuscular Blocking Agents.

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