Analgesic effect of fentanyl in neonates during mechanical ventilation.
- Author:
Shu-Shu CHEN
1
;
Ling LIU
;
Pin HU
;
Bi-Zhen SHI
;
Yi-Kang FU
;
Rui LUO
;
Cai XIE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Analgesics, Opioid; pharmacology; Child Development; drug effects; Female; Fentanyl; pharmacology; Heart Rate; drug effects; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Male; Respiration; drug effects; Respiration, Artificial
- From: Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2015;17(10):1045-1050
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo study the analgesic effect and safety of fentanyl in neonates receiving mechanical ventilation.
METHODSThirty neonates receiving mechanical ventilation between December 2010 and February 2011 were randomized into drug intervention group and control group (n=15 each). In addition to the conventional treatment for both groups, the drug intervention group received fentanyl as the analgesic treatment. Heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure changes, and premature infant pain profile (PIPP) score before treatment and at 30 minutes, 2 hours, and 4 hours after treatment were recorded in both groups. Follow-up visits were performed for these infants after discharge, and the CDCC intellectual development scale for infants was applied to measure mental development index (MDI) and psychomotor development index (PDI) at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months of age.
RESULTSThe respiratory rate and heart rate decreased in the drug intervention group after fentanyl treatment compared with the control group (P<0.05), and the PIPP scores in the drug intervention group was significantly lower than in the control group (P<0.05). The results of follow-up visits showed no significant differences in MDI and PDI at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of age between the drug intervention and control groups (P>0.05).
CONCLUSIONSFentanyl can relieve the pain response in neonates receiving mechanical ventilation, with no long-term adverse effects on neurodevelopment.
