Bradycardia Following Intraoperative Administration of Dexmedetomidine

This is a retrospective chart review to evaluate the postoperative course of all pediatric patients admitted to the hospital following adenotonsillectomy over the past 24 months to evaluate the incidence of bradycardia in children who received dexmedetomidine intraoperatively and identify confounding factors which may be precipitating the bradycardia or potentiating the negative chronotropic effects of dexmedetomidine.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing adenontonsillectomy or tonsillectomy during 2011 and 2012.

Exclusion Criteria:

• None.