Oral Clonidine Premedication Decreases Intraoperative Bleeding in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Background: The antihypertensive drug, clonidine, is a centrally acting alpha 2 agonist, useful as a premedication because of its sedative and analgesic properties. We examined the effect of clonidine given as an oral premedication in producing a bloodless surgical field in patients undergoing endos...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2005-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Research in Medical Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/391 |