Key result
Perioperative intravenous nicardipine was described as a useful agent for treating intraoperative and postoperative hypertension and inducing controlled hypotension in children.
Why the study?
Does intravenous nicardipine effectively manage perioperative hypertension and induce controlled hypotension in children?
Case Report
Does intravenous nicardipine effectively manage perioperative hypertension and induce controlled hypotension in children?
Intravenous nicardipine may be a useful agent for managing perioperative hypertension and inducing controlled hypotension in pediatric patients.
May support nicardipine consideration in pediatric cases; leaves open confirmation in controlled trials.
Nicardipine is the first intravenously administered dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker. Its primary physiological actions include vasodilatation with limited effects on the inotropic and dromotropic function of the myocardium. Several reports have documented its use in adult patients for pharmacological control of blood pressure. We present our experience with the perioperative use of nicardipine in children to treat intraoperative hypertension, as an agent for controlled hypotension during spinal fusion and LeFort I maxillary osteotomies and to treat postoperative hypertension. Dosing regimens and possible applications in paediatric anaesthesia are discussed.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Tobias et al. (1995) conducted a case report in Perioperative hypertension. Nicardipine was evaluated. Perioperative intravenous nicardipine was described as a useful agent for treating intraoperative and postoperative hypertension and inducing controlled hypotension in children.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: