A Novel Use of a Novel Drug: Preoperative Nasal Preparation with Dexmedetomidine for Transnasal Transsphenoidal Neurosurgery Approach in Skull Base Neurosurgery

A Novel Use of a Novel Drug: Preoperative Nasal Preparation with Dexmedetomidine for Transnasal Transsphenoidal Neurosurgery Approach in Skull Base Neurosurgery

Abstract Introduction Transnasal transsphenoidal (TNTS) approach is preferred for surgical excision of the pituitary gland. Despite its numerous merits, the TNTS approach creates wide fluctuations in hemodynamic parameters that are attributed to the routine application of adrenaline-soa...

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Main Authors: Ajay Prasad Hrishi, Karen Ruby Lionel, Prakash Nair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2017-10-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
Subjects:
intranasal dexmedetomidine
transnasal trans-sphenoidal
skull base neurosurgery
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1606342

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