Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia using remifentanil in a child with Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome.
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.
Yalcin Cok
Oya
O
Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Ozkose
Zerrin
Z
Atabekoglu
Serap
S
Yardim
Sahin
S
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D016058:Analgesia, Patient-Controlled / Q000379:methods*; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D010880:Piperidines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077208:Remifentanil; D013577:Syndrome
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D010880:Piperidines; D000077208:Remifentanil