Intravenous patient‐controlled analgesia using remifentanil in a child with Axenfeld‐Rieger syndrome

Summary Patient‐controlled analgesia (PCA) using intravenous opioids is increasing in popularity for children aged 5 years and over. To our knowledge there are no reports on the use of PCA in children with remifentanil in the postoperative period. We report successful use of remifentanil for intrave...

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Published in:Pediatric anesthesia 2005-02, Vol.15 (2), p.162-166
Main Authors: Yalcin Cok, Oya, Ozkose, Zerrin, Atabekoglu, Serap, Yardim, Sahin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abnormalities, Multiple - diagnosis
Abnormalities, Multiple - genetics
Analgesia, Patient-Controlled - methods
Analgesics, Opioid - administration & dosage
Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use
Anesthesia
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Arachnoid Cysts - surgery
Axenfeld–Rieger Syndrome
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Eye Diseases - diagnosis
Eye Diseases - genetics
Genes, Dominant
Heart Diseases - diagnosis
Heart Diseases - genetics
Humans
Infusions, Intravenous - methods
Male
Medical sciences
Monitoring, Intraoperative - methods
Pain Measurement - methods
Pain, Postoperative - prevention & control
patient‐controlled analgesia
pediatric
Piperidines - administration & dosage
Piperidines - therapeutic use
remifentanil
Syndrome
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Summary:Summary Patient‐controlled analgesia (PCA) using intravenous opioids is increasing in popularity for children aged 5 years and over. To our knowledge there are no reports on the use of PCA in children with remifentanil in the postoperative period. We report successful use of remifentanil for intravenous (IV) PCA in a child scheduled for suprasellar arachnoid cystectomy with Axenfeld–Rieger syndrome who needed good postoperative analgesia because of accompanying serious problems.
ISSN:1155-5645
1460-9592
DOI:10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01403.x