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Comparison between dexmedetomidine and midazolam as a sedation agent with local anesthesia in inguinal hernia repair:
T Mishina1,2, T Aiba3,4, K Hiramatsu3
1Department of General Surgery, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Japan. threegoods.t@gmail.com.
Purpose:
In Japan, inguinal hernia repair is widely performed with local anesthesia. The objective of this study was to evaluate safety and efficacy of intravenous dexmedetomidine as a sedation agent with local anesthesia in inguinal hernia repair.
Methods:
We performed this randomized, single-blind study for 200 patients who were scheduled to undergo inguinal hernia repair with local anesthesia. Patients were randomly divided into two groups (dexmedetomidine group: Group D, midazolam group: Group M). The primary outcome was to evaluate the safety of intravenous dexmedetomidine. Secondary outcomes were to analyze results of operators' surveys and patients' questionnaires and evaluate implementation of conscious sedation.
Results:
Incidence of respiratory depression was significantly higher in Group M than Group D (p = 0.03). Other adverse events examined did not differ significantly. All three operators' questionnaires indicated that results were better in Group D than Group M. More than 70% of patients in both groups were satisfied with the surgery. More than 80% of Group D patients and 74% of Group M patients achieved a state of conscious sedation.
Conclusion:
This study demonstrated that intravenous dexmedetomidine during hernia repair with local anesthesia is safe and the results were satisfactory to both operators and patients.
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