Home⇛The PCMC Journal⇛vol. 21 no. 1 (2025)

Comparison of intravenous single dose Lidocaine and single dose Propofol in controlling emergence agitation in children for surgery under sevoflurane anesthesia: a randomized controlled trial

Jelleen E. Narvaza | Richard Andre A. Lucero

Discipline: medicine by specialism

 

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy and safety of intravenous single dose lidocaine versus single dose propofol in controlling emergence agitation in children aged 2-6 years old for surgery under sevoflurane anesthesia in Philippine Children’s Medical Center. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a double-blind, randomized controlled trial of 64 children aged 2-6 years who had surgery under general anesthesia using sevoflurane. Patients were randomly assigned into 2 equal groups – the experimental (Lidocaine, L) group and the control (Propofol, P) group. Five (5) minutes prior to the discontinuation of sevoflurane, the patient assigned to the L group was given Lidocaine at 1.5 mg/kg IV while the patient assigned to the P group was given Propofol 1 mg/kg IV. Patients were monitored using Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) and Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, and Consolability (FLACC) scales 5 minutes after giving the medication until discharge from the PACU. Data was collected using a data abstraction form. RESULTS: There were no statistically significant differences between the 2 groups in terms of emergence agitation (RR= 0.5, 95% CI [0.098, 2.54], pvalue= 0.672) and post- operative pain (RR:0.6, 95% CI [0.033, 1.91], pvalue = 0.426). No adverse events were observed in both groups. CONCLUSION: Both Lidocaine and Propofol are effective in preventing emergence agitation.



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