Factors associated with intravenous lidocaine in pediatric patients undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy - a retrospective, single-centre experience

Both, Christian P; Thomas, Jörg; Bühler, Philipp K; Schmitz, Achim; Weiss, Markus; Piegeler, Tobias

doi:10.1186/s12871-018-0545-1

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Both, C. P., Thomas, J., Bühler, P. K., Schmitz, A., Weiss, M., & Piegeler, T. (2018). Factors associated with intravenous lidocaine in pediatric patients undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy - a retrospective, single-centre experience. BMC Anesthesiology, 18(1), 88. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-018-0545-1

Abstract

BACKGROUND Due to its potential beneficial effects, intra- and postoperative application of intravenous lidocaine has become increasingly accepted over the last couple of years, e.g. in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgical procedures. Based on its beneficial properties, lidocaine was introduced to the standard of care for all pediatric laparoscopic procedures in our institution in mid-2016. In contrast to adult care, scarce data is available regarding the use of perioperative intravenous lidocaine administration in children under