Abstract:Objective To evaluate the influence of intranasal dexmedetomidine combined with the preemptive analgesia with ketorolac tromethamine on postoperative pain in pediatric patients. Methods Ninety patients, including 53 boys and 37 girls, aged 3~7yr, BMI 18~24kg/m2, ASA physical statusⅠorⅡ, scheduled for elective tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy under general anesthesia, were randomized into three groups (n =30 each): dexmedetomidine group (group D) , ketorolac tromethamine group (group K), dexmedetomidine plus ketorolac tromethamine group (group DK) .Dexmedetomidine 1μg/kg were given intranasally at 30min before admission to operating room in group D and group DK, while the equal volume of normal saline was given intranasally in group K. The pediatric patients in group K and group DK at 10min before intubation received ketorolac tromethamine intravenously 0.5mg/kg (the maximum dose is less than 15mg), while patients in group D received the equal volume of normal saline intravenously. And sevoflurane was given to maintaining anesthesia. The sedation scores and the mask acceptance rate before operation, the time of operation and recovery were recorded. The FLACC score, PAED score and Ramsay score were recorded respectively at 5min,10min, 30min and 60min after extubation. Adverse reactions within 2hours after extubation were evaluated, such as the nausea and vomiting, hypoxemia (SpO2<90%), respiratory depression, delayed recovery, pruritus and nasopharyngeal hemorrhage. Results Compared with group K, the satisfactory rate of sedation and the mask acceptance rate before operation in group D and DK were elevated significantly (P<0.05). At 5 min,10 min, 30 min and 60 min respectively after extubation, the FLACC score was lower in group D and DK than group K (P<0.05), and more lower in group DK (P<0.05). Compared with group K and D, the PAED scores decreased significantly (P<0.05), while the Ramsay scores elevated significantly (P <0.05). There were no adverse reactions in the three groups within 2 hours after extubation. Conclusion The application that dexmedetomidine 1μg/kg intranasally combined with the preemptive analgesia of ketone tromethamine 0.5mg/kg before the induction of general anesthesia, not only can obtain better sedation and significant analgesic effect, but also significantly reduce the agitation during recovery.