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Publication Effectiveness of Intranasal Dexmedetomidine for Sedation in Children(Nepal Health Research Council, 2026) Sharma, Mona; Gongal, Swagat; Yadav, Bijesh; Shrestha, Ashish lal; Dhungel, SauryaAbstract: Background: Preoperative sedation in children is necessary as it is a common source of distress, potentially leading to difficult induction. Intranasal dexmedetomidine bypasses hepatic metabolism and has good availability. It is non invasive, easy with minimal respiratory depression. This study aimed to observe safety, efficacy, sedation level and parental separation score following a fixed dose of 1.5 mcg/kg Methods: A cross sectional study design was conducted among 43 children posted for elective surgeries. After informed consent and assent were obtained, intranasal DEX 1.5mcg/kg was administered. Satisfactory sedation was defined as a Modified Observer’s Assessment of Alertness/Sedation (MOAA/S) score of ? 3, and satisfactory parental separation as a score of ? 2 on a 4-point scale. Physiological parameters (HR, RR, SPO2 were monitored for 30 minutes. Statistical analysis involved the use of SAS version 9.4. Results: Satisfactory sedation ? 3 was achieved in 93.0% of subjects by 30 minutes (95% CI: 80.9%–98.5%). Similarly, satisfactory parent-child separation ? 2 score was achieved in 93.0% of subjects. Mean heart rate progressively decreased from 107.12±14.20 at baseline to 85.47 ± 7.29 beats per minute at 30 minutes, which was well tolerated. Conclusions: Intranasal DEX at a dose of 1.5 mcg/kg is safe and effective premedication for paediatric patients, which results in successful sedation with tolerated changes in vitals. Keywords: Dexmedetomidine; intranasal; paediatric; premedication; sedation.Publication Manual Anesthesia Record Keeping at a Tertiary Care Center: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study Authors(Nepal Medical Association, 2021) Sharma, Mona; Karki, Dikshya; Dhungel, Saurya; Gautam, RitikaAbstract: Introduction: Intraoperative record form is one of the cardinal parts of anesthesia practices. Ideally, it should contain complete information about patients under anesthesia and intraoperative events. It serves as valuable information for subsequent patient management, research, or during medicolegal conditions. The objective of this study was to assess the practice and completeness of manual intraoperative anesthesia record keeping. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from May 1 to July 31, 2021, in the postoperative ward of Kathmandu Medical College, which is a multispecialty tertiary care center. Approval from the ethical committee of Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital was obtained (Reference: 2603202105) before conducting the study. Convenience sampling was used. The data were entered in Microsoft Excel and statistical analysis was done using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 20. Point estimate was done at 95% Confidence Interval and data present in numbers and percentages. We devised forty-two variables, which included demographics, personal identifiers, intraoperative events, anesthesia and airway management, intraoperative parameters, monitoring and medication. Results: The overall completion rate was 202 (52.59%) (47.6-57.57 at 95% Confidence Interval). Out of 42 variables, the completion rate of 14 variables was less than 50%. Among those were important parameters such as known allergies 94 (24.4%), Body mass index 50 (13%), intraoperative saturation of oxygen 104 (27%), intraoperative electrocardiogram recording 107 (27.8%), total fluid volume administered 45 (11.7%), patient status on transfer 84 (21.8%) had poor completion rate. Conclusions: Our intraoperative record form shows poor completion rate, which was similar to other studies. many important variables were missing and had incomplete data.