Effects of intravenous dexmedetomidine on perioperative haemodynamics and quality of emergence in patients undergoing head and neck surgery following general anaesthesia—a comparative randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study

Effects of intravenous dexmedetomidine on perioperative haemodynamics and quality of emergence in patients undergoing head and neck surgery following general anaesthesia—a comparative randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study

Abstract Background Dexmedetomidine is a widely used alpha-2 adrenoreceptor agonist in perioperative patient care. Its postsynaptic activation of the receptors in the central nervous system is responsible for reduced neuronal firing with resultant sedation, anxiolysis, analgesia, hypotension and bra...

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Main Authors: Venugopal Achuthan Nair, Divya V. Gladston, Jagathnath Krishna K. M., Rachel Cherian Koshy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-05-01
Series:Ain Shams Journal of Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Dexmeditomidine
Laryngoscopy and intubation
Stress response
Placebo
Head and neck oncosurgery
Haemodynamics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42077-022-00248-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s42077-022-00248-9

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