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Pediatric regional anesthesia use has increased due to effective pain control and ultrasound guidance, and performing blocks in anesthetized or sedated children is safer than in awake patients.
Pediatric regional anesthesia, particularly with ultrasound guidance, provides effective pain control and is safer when performed under sedation or general anesthesia.
Introduction: The use of pediatric regional anesthesia has grown to become the standard of care, because of its effective pain control, improved safety profile of the local anesthetic agents, in addition to the introduction of ultrasound. Objective: To perform a non-systematic review of pediatric regional anesthesia. Methods and materials: A search was conducted on the available scientific evidence in databases (Pubmed/Medline, ScienceDirect, OVID, SciELO), for a non-systematic review. Conclusions: The use of pediatric regional anesthesia has increased due to its notable effect on pain management and furthermore as a result of the incremented use of ultrasound technology. Introducción: El uso de anestesia regional en niños ha aumentado hasta convertirse en estándar de manejo, debido al efectivo control del dolor, mejor perfil de seguridad de anestésicos locales y a la implementación del ultrasonido. Objetivo: Realizar una revisión no sistemática sobre evidencia científica disponible en anestesia regional pediátrica. Métodos y materiales: Se realizó una búsqueda, sobre la evidencia científica disponible, en bases de datos (Pubmed/Medline, ScienceDirect, OVID, SciELO), para realizar una revisión no sistemática. Conclusiones: El aumento en el uso de la anestesia regional pediátrica, se debe a que proporciona control adecuado del dolor y al uso del US. La realización de bloqueos en niños anestesiados o sedados es más segura que en pacientes despiertos.
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Ríos-Medina et al. (2015) conducted a review in Pediatric pain management. Pediatric regional anesthesia was evaluated. Pediatric regional anesthesia use has increased due to effective pain control and ultrasound guidance, and performing blocks in anesthetized or sedated children is safer than in awake patients.
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