Effects of dexmedetomidine on oxygenation during one-lung ventilation for thoracic surgery in adults

Effects of dexmedetomidine on oxygenation during one-lung ventilation for thoracic surgery in adults

Study Objective : To evaluate the effects of dexmedetomidine on hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) and oxygenation during one-lung ventilation (OLV) in adults undergoing thoracic surgery. Design : Prospective, randomized, double-blinded trial. Setting : Tertiary care, University-based hospital...

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Main Authors: Scott Kernan, Saif Rehman, Thomas Meyer, Joan Bourbeau, Norm Caron, Joseph D Tobias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
Subjects:
Dexmedetomidine
hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction
one-lung ventilation
thoracoscopy
thoracotomy
Online Access:http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2011;volume=7;issue=4;spage=227;epage=231;aulast=Kernan

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