Cerebral palsy and anaesthesia

Wongprasartsuk, P.; Stevens, John H.

doi:10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.00635.x

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“…28 The reasons for this are multifactorial and include a combination of altered upper airway tone, difficulties clearing secretions and swallowing, potential sleepdisordered breathing, and reactive airway disease secondary to often silent aspiration. 5,17,[29][30][31][32] Sedation scores were similar between the groups, in keeping with the study by Cucchiaro et al 9 that demonstrated (using a lower clonidine dose) similar sedation scores in children receiving fentanyl and clonidine.Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were lower in the clonidine group. A 20% reduction in systolic blood pressure was recorded in four patients in each group.…”

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Comparison of lumbar epidural bupivacaine with fentanyl or clonidine for postoperative analgesia in children with cerebral palsy after single‐event multilevel surgery

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Sommerfield

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et al. 2015

Develop Med Child Neuro

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AUCArea under the curve SEMLS Single-event multilevel surgery AIM To compare diazepam use, muscle spasm, analgesia, and side effects when clonidine or fentanyl are added to epidural bupivacaine in children with cerebral palsy after multilevel orthopaedic surgery.METHOD Fifty children were prospectively randomized to receive clonidine (n=24, mean age 10y 10mo [SD 2y 11mo]) or fentanyl (n=26, mean age 10y 11mo [SD 2y 10mo]).RESULTS There was no difference in primary outcome measures: median diazepam use (fentanyl 0, interquartile range [IQR] 0-0; clonidine 0, IQR 0-0; p=0.46), any muscle spasm (no muscle spasms in: fentanyl, 36%; clonidine, 62%; p=0.11), painful muscle spasm (fentanyl 40%; clonidine 25%; p=0.46), or pain score ≥6 (none: fentanyl 44%; clonidine 42%; p=0.29). There were differences in secondary outcome measures: no vomiting (clonidine 63%; fentanyl 20%); vomiting occurred more frequently with fentanyl (32% vomited more than three times; clonidine none; p=0.001). Fentanyl resulted in more oxygen desaturation (at least two episodes: fentanyl 20%; clonidine 0; p<0.001). Clonidine resulted in lower mean (SD) area under the curve for systolic blood pressure (fentanyl 106.5 [11.0]; clonidine 95.7mmHg [7.9]) and heart rate (fentanyl 104.9 beats per minute [13.6]; clonidine 85.3 [11.5]; p<0.001).INTERPRETATION Clonidine and fentanyl provide adequate analgesia with low rates of muscle spasm, resulting in low diazepam use. The choice of epidural additive should be based upon the most tolerable side-effect profile.Cerebral palsy (CP) by definition is a disorder of movement and posture, caused by a non-progressive brain injury or lesion. 1 However, although the causative brain lesion is defined as a static encephalopathy, the musculoskeletal pathology in the limbs is progressive during the child's growth and maturation, with the development of contractures, bony torsion, and joint instability. Children with CP may undergo extensive orthopaedic surgery of the lower extremities to correct deformity and improve function. Single-event multilevel surgery (SEMLS), defined as at least one surgical procedure, performed on two different anatomical levels (hip, knee, or ankles), has been shown to result in dramatic improvements in gait and functioning, which are sustained at 5-year follow-up and reduce the need for serial surgeries and periods of rehabilitation. 2,3 Good pain control is important for patient comfort and facilitates early rehabilitation and discharge. Effective pain management is challenging because of multiple surgical incisions, associated comorbidities (chronic lung disease, risk of aspiration, epilepsy, gastro-oesophageal reflux), and impairments in communication and/or cognition that may make pain assessment difficult. In addition, the surgical nociceptive input is likely to lead to wind-up of spinal reflexes and worsening of muscle spasm 4 and possibly to an escalating pain-spasm cycle. Epidural analgesia is the preferred modality of regional anaesthesia in our institution but there are limited data...

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Comparison of lumbar epidural bupivacaine with fentanyl or clonidine for postoperative analgesia in children with cerebral palsy after single‐event multilevel surgery

Chalkiadis

Sommerfield

Low

et al. 2015

Develop Med Child Neuro

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“…Wongprasartsuk and Stevens [26] reported that in cases of anesthesia administration in patients with cerebral palsy, communication difficulty and musculoskeletal-abnormality-related difficulty may occur; and that with the use of a muscle relaxant, problems such as increased sensitivity to succinylcholine, resistance to vecuronium, minimal alveolar concentration of an inhalation anesthetic agent, and difficulty in postoperative extubation. In this study, rocuronium and vecuronium were used as a muscle relaxant, and no related problems were observed.…”

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Non-neurologic complications following surgery for scoliosis

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Kim

et al. 2013

Korean J Anesthesiol

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BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of non-neurologic complications following surgery for scoliosis and to identify factors that can increase this risk.MethodsThe demographic data, medical and surgical histories, and prevalence of non-neurologic complications were reviewed in a retrospective cohort of 602 patients, who had undergone corrective surgery for scoliosis between January 2001 and June 2011.ResultsThere were 450 patients under 20 years old (U20) and 152 of patients above 20 years old (A20) enrolled in this study. Forty-nine patients in U20 (10.9%) and 18 patients in A20 (11.8%) had post-operative complications. Respiratory complications were most common in U20 (4%) and gastrointestinal complications were most common in A20 (7%). There was no significant difference between the 2 groups in the prevalence of complications. Logistic regression revealed that factors that correlated with an increased odds for complications were Cobb angle (P = 0.001/P = 0.013, respectively), length of operation time (P = 0.003/P = 0.006, respectively), duration of anesthesia (P < 0.001/P = 0.005, respectively) and transfusion (P = 0.003/P = 0.015, respectively) in U20 and A20. Also, comorbidities (P = 0.021) in U20, and decreased body mass index (P = 0.030), pre-operative forced vital capacity (P = 0.001), forced expired volume in 1s (P = 0.001), increased numbers of vertebrae fused (P = 0.004), blood loss (P = 0.001) in A20 were associated with increased odds for complications.ConclusionsThere was no difference in the prevalence of complication in scoliosis patients by age. The prevalence of complication was dependent on Cobb angle, length of operation time, duration of anesthesia and transfusion of PRBC. Deterioration of preoperative pulmonary function significantly increased risk of post-operative complications in adult patients.

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“…Sedation and anesthesia is frequently needed in such situations, particularly if invasive procedures are needed 49. History of respiratory difficulties and seizures represent a particular challenge.…”

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Dental health of children with cerebral palsy

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2016

NSJ

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Cerebral palsy (CP) is a common chronic motor disorder with associated cognitive, communicative, and seizure disorders. Children with CP have a higher risk of dental problems creating significant morbidity that can further affect their wellbeing and negatively impact their quality of life. Screening for dental disease should be part of the initial assessment of any child with CP. The objective of this article is to present an updated overview of dental health issues in children with CP and outline important preventative and practical strategies to the management of this common comorbidity. Providing adequate oral care requires adaptation of special dental skills to help families manage the ongoing health issues that may arise. As oral health is increasingly recognized as a foundation for general wellbeing, caregivers for CP patients should be considered an important component of the oral health team and must become knowledgeable and competent in home oral health practices.

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Cerebral palsy and anaesthesia

Cited by 100 publications

References 36 publications

Comparison of lumbar epidural bupivacaine with fentanyl or clonidine for postoperative analgesia in children with cerebral palsy after single‐event multilevel surgery

Comparison of lumbar epidural bupivacaine with fentanyl or clonidine for postoperative analgesia in children with cerebral palsy after single‐event multilevel surgery

Non-neurologic complications following surgery for scoliosis

Dental health of children with cerebral palsy

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