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Gang Pang1, Yuanmao Zhu2, Yan Zhou3
1Department of Anesthesiology, Chongqing University Jiangjin Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Objective:
To evaluate the anesthetic effect and safety of dexmedetomidine in cesarean section.
Methods:
The Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and PubMed databases (established until September 2020) were searched by computer. Two authors independently screened and extracted literature related to the application of dexmedetomidine in the cesarean section according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. The control group received either subarachnoid block (lumbar anesthesia) or combined lumbar anesthesia and epidural anesthesia (combined lumbar epidural anesthesia) with bupivacaine or combined bupivacaine and fentanyl. The observation group was additionally given dexmedetomidine based on the control group, to analyze the anesthetic effect and safety of dexmedetomidine in cesarean section.
Results:
A total of 580 cesarean delivery women were included in 8 studies, and the results showed that the peak time of sensory block in the observation group was shorter than that in the control group (standard mean difference = -0.28; 95% confidence interval: -0.48, -0.08; P = 0.006), sensory block lasted longer than that in the control group (standard mean difference = 1.49; 95% confidence interval: 1.21, 1.78; P < 0.00001), the sedation rate was higher than that in the control group, the onset of the first postoperative pain was significantly delayed compared with that in the control group, and the incidence of postoperative pain, nausea and vomiting, postoperative chills, and fever was lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05).
Conclusion:
Dexmedetomidine combined with lumbar anesthesia or combined lumbar epidural anesthesia for women in cesarean section has more clinical benefits and better safety.
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