Please contact Dr. Works (keworks@fsu.eu) for additional help: Submission navigation links for Research Symposium Program Portal WF ‹ Previous submission Next submission › Submission information Submission Number: 146 Submission ID: 8994 Submission UUID: 6bfeaad8-7284-4154-9824-4abd1d7ba748 Submission URI: /student-research/symposium/research-symposium-program-portal Submission Update: /student-research/symposium/research-symposium-program-portal?token=DAaINWBEgLreGh9ilGEOzzLR2PgotuUM2r_kJxg27uU Created: Tue, 01/13/2026 - 03:42 PM Completed: Tue, 01/13/2026 - 04:22 PM Changed: Tue, 01/13/2026 - 04:22 PM Remote IP address: 2601:4c1:837f:e850:7161:8850:837c:362d Submitted by: Anonymous Language: English Is draft: No Webform: Research Symposium Program Portal WF Submitted to: Student Research Symposium Program Portal Primary Student Contact First Name Primary Student Contact Last Name Pronouns Primary Student Contact FSU Student Email Photo of all individuals presenting this work Combined headshots.jpg69.58 KB Remove Upload requirementsOne file only.2 MB limit. Major(s) of all individuals presenting this work Bio of all individuals presenting this work Elena Smith is a Tallahassee, Florida native with clinical interests in pediatric anesthesia and regional anesthesia, and a strong passion for multimodal anesthesia. In her free time, she enjoys playing the piano, tennis, and running with her dog. Zachary Shiver is a Thomasville, Georgia native with clinical interests in obstetric anesthesia and regional anesthesia, and a strong passion for multimodal anesthesia. In his free time, he enjoys hunting, playing sports, and spending time with friends and family. Poster Title Abstract Cesarean delivery commonly relies on spinal anesthesia, which may provide incomplete visceral analgesia and often requires opioid adjuncts associated with adverse effects. Intrathecal dexmedetomidine is a promising non-opioid alternative. This quality improvement project evaluated whether targeted education and improved access increased CRNA knowledge, confidence, and utilization. Following the intervention, weekly use increased from 25% to 100%, provider knowledge improved, opioid requirements decreased, spinal block onset was faster and duration prolonged, maternal comfort improved, and side effects were minimal. These findings support intrathecal dexmedetomidine as a safe, effective opioid-sparing spinal adjuvant. Keywords: dexmedetomidine, intrathecal, spinal, analgesia, adjunct, cesarean section Research Mentor Name Research Mentor's College (or High School) Research Mentor's Department (or Subject) Research Mentor's Email Additional Research Mentor(s) Co-presenter(s) Keywords Poster Session/Number Work Complete Exploratory (the research question has been identified and design of approach is outlined) Presentation Modality Face to Face Poster session Synchronous Online Presentation Asynchronous Online Presentation Poster PDF Intrathecal Dexmedetomidine for Cesarean Sections FSU Research Poster_ElenaSmithZachShiver.pdf1.4 MB Remove Upload requirementsOne file only.100 MB limit. Poster Thumbnail Poster Thumbnail.jpg178.9 KB Remove Upload requirementsOne file only.2 MB limit. I will be printing my poster CAPTCHA What code is in the image? Enter the characters shown in the image. This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. Save Leave this field blank
