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Abstract
Background: One option to objectively monitor patient stress response is to measure parasympathetic nervous system tone using respiratory arrhythmia analysis. The Newborn Infant Parasympathetic Evaluation (NIPE) Index has been developed for children younger than 2 years of age, and reliability has been confirmed by several studies.
Aims: The aim of this study is to determine whether this method is also applicable to older children.
Methods: Patients aged 3-18 years, admitted to the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Motol University Hospital, Prague, were included in this study. NIPE monitoring was provided on patients with airways secured by endotracheal intubation or tracheostomy. NIPE values were recorded before endotracheal suctioning, 1 min after the start, and 5 min after the end of suctioning. Subsequently, the averages of the values were analyzed using ANOVA and the Scheffé test. Along with the NIPE value, changes in hemodynamic parameters were monitored during the suction, and the results of both methods were compared.
Results: The NIPE value during endotracheal suctioning was significantly lower, with an average reduction of 13.4 points on a 100-point scale, and returned to baseline 5 min after suctioning ended. No significant changes in hemodynamic parameters (heart rate and blood pressure) were observed, either in the whole group of patients or in the group not receiving catecholamine support.
Conclusions: The NIPE index detects the stress response to endotracheal suctioning in children older than 3 years and is more sensitive than hemodynamic parameters, regardless of catecholamine therapy.
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Devoted to the dissemination of research of interest and importance to practising anesthetists everywhere, the scientific and clinical content of Pediatric Anesthesia covers a wide selection of medical disciplines in all areas relevant to paediatric anaesthesia, pain management and peri-operative medicine. The International Editorial Board is supported by the Editorial Advisory Board and a team of Senior Advisors, to ensure that the journal is publishing the best work from the front line of research in the field. The journal publishes high-quality, relevant scientific and clinical research papers, reviews, commentaries, pro-con debates, historical vignettes, correspondence, case presentations and book reviews.