Acupuncture for the Prevention of Emergence Delirium in Children Undergoing Myringotomy Tube Placement
Delirium, Psychomotor Agitation
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Delirium focused on measuring myringotomy tubes, acupuncture, emergence delirium, pediatrics, general anesthesia
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- children ages 1 - 6 years old with ASA physical status of 1-3
- scheduled for unilateral or bilateral myringotomy tube placement only.
Exclusion Criteria:
- use of mood altering medications, including anti-epileptic medications.
- genetic abnormalities, including Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome).
- children scheduled for additional surgical procedures to be done in conjunction with myringotomy tube placement.
- Patients scheduled for an overnight admission post operatively.
Sites / Locations
- Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Acupuncture
No Acupuncture (Standard of Care)
Same premedication, induction and maintenance protocol as the No Acupuncture (Standard of Care) group. The intervention will be placement of 4 acupuncture needles. The needles will be placed after inhalational anesthesia induction and removed prior to leaving the operating room. A total of 4 needles will be placed, one in each wrist at the HT7 point and one in each ear at the shen men point.
If needed, the patient will receive a standard does of oral midazolam (0.5 mg /kg or less, up to 15mg) plus acetaminophen 12.5 mg/kg (V group). If the patient does not require premedication with midazolam, oral acetaminophen 12.5mg/kg will be given alone (NV group). Induction of anesthesia by mask ventilation with sevoflurane in 50% nitrous oxide mixed with 50% oxygen. Sevoflurane will be incrementally titrated from 0% up to 8%. Nitrous oxide will be discontinued after induction. Anesthesia will be maintained with sevoflurane in an oxygen/air mixture. Sevoflurane concentration will be titrated to maintain the adequate depth of anesthesia. Prior to leaving the operating room, a dose of ketorolac 0.5mg/kg will be given intramuscularly.