Procedural sedation with dexmedetomidine during ablation of atrial fibrillation: A randomized controlled trial

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Aims Procedural sedation by non-anaesthesiologists with GABAergic anaesthetics has the potential risk of fatal respiratory depression. Dexmedetomidine works its sedative action via α2-adrenergic receptors, and is less associated with respiratory depression. We tested the usability of dexmedetomidine as a procedural sedative during ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods and results Consecutive patients were randomized to be treated with dexmedetomidine (n = 43) or thiamylal (n = 44) as sedatives during AF ablation. Apnoeic and body movement events were monitored using a novel portable respiratory monitor, the SD-101, during the procedure. Although the majority of the patients receiving dexmedetomidine required rescue sedations with thiamylal, the respiratory disturbance index (RDI) defined as the total number of sleep-disordered breathing events divided by the recording time (10.4 ± 5.1 vs. 18.2 ± 8.1 events/h; P < 0.0001) and movement index defined as the number of body movement events per hour (7.6 ± 6.1 vs. 11.0 ± 5.5 events/h; P = 0.0098) were both significantly lower in the dexmedetomidine arm than in the thiamylal arm. A multivariate linear regression analysis including potential factors revealed that dexmedetomidine vs. thiamylal was solely and independently associated with the RDI (β = -0.62; P = 0.0031). The occurrence of hypotension [9 (21%) vs. 4 (9%); P = 0.14] and bradycardia [4 (9%) vs. 4 (9%); P = 1.0] were similar in the patients with dexmedetomidine and thiamylal. Conclusion Procedural sedation with dexmedetomidine may assure safety and patient immobility during AF ablation, and therefore may be a potential alternative for that with GABAergic anaesthetics. © The Author 2013.

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Sairaku, A., Yoshida, Y., Hirayama, H., Nakano, Y., Ando, M., & Kihara, Y. (2014). Procedural sedation with dexmedetomidine during ablation of atrial fibrillation: A randomized controlled trial. Europace, 16(7), 994–999. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eut363

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