[Sedation-analgesia protocol for the injection of botulinum toxin A in cerebral palsy].

Anales de pediatría : publicación oficial de la Asociación Española de Pediatría (A.E.P.)
Marta Cantador-HorneroMarina Tirado-Reyes

Abstract

To evaluate the impact of the sedation-analgesia technique on the pain experienced by the patient. This cross-sectional study was conducted on consecutive patients with cerebral palsy (CP) who underwent infiltration with botulinum toxin A (BoTNA). The patients were divided into 4 different groups according to the analgesic strategy assigned: Group I, without sedation or topical anaesthetic cream; Group II, inhalation of nitrous oxide; Group III, deep intravenous sedation; and Group IV, light sedation with benzodiazepines. Pain was assessed with different scales depending on patient age. Parents were asked to rate their satisfaction with their child's comfort by using a 5-point Likert-type scale. The primary end-point was the proportion of patients that experienced a pain level equal or lower than 2, according to pain scales, in the different study groups. Of the 124 patients included in the study, 56 (45.2%) experienced a pain level ≤2. In the Group III a significantly greater proportion of patients were classified with a pain level score ≤2, P<.001, as compared with all the study groups, respectively. The BoTNA injection was guided by ultrasonography in 109 (87.9%) patients, and by palpation in 15 (12.1%). The results of this ...Continue Reading

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