Clonidine In Paediatrics - A Review
Clonidine, an alpha-2 agonist is a known antihypertensive agent. Because of its sedative and analgesic effects, it is gaining popularity in anaesthesiology. It can be used to premedicate children, as an adjuvant to regional and general anaesthesia and it has several other applications in paediatric...
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| description | Clonidine, an alpha-2 agonist is a known antihypertensive agent. Because of its sedative and analgesic effects, it is gaining popularity in anaesthesiology. It can be used to premedicate children, as an adjuvant to regional and general anaesthesia and it has several other applications in paediatric anaesthesia. It has also found use in the paediatric intensive care as a sedative, analgesic and to ensure haemodynamic stability. As in the case ol′any other anaesthetic drug, its use has to be vigilantly monitored. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f38bf5bb6c2d4e28af0f90f7d9bd37cc2022-12-22T00:47:33ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Anaesthesia0019-50492009-01-01533270280Clonidine In Paediatrics - A ReviewSujatha BaskerGeorgene SinghRebecca JacobClonidine, an alpha-2 agonist is a known antihypertensive agent. Because of its sedative and analgesic effects, it is gaining popularity in anaesthesiology. It can be used to premedicate children, as an adjuvant to regional and general anaesthesia and it has several other applications in paediatric anaesthesia. It has also found use in the paediatric intensive care as a sedative, analgesic and to ensure haemodynamic stability. As in the case ol′any other anaesthetic drug, its use has to be vigilantly monitored.http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2009;volume=53;issue=3;spage=270;epage=280;aulast=BaskerClonidinePaediatric AnaesthesiaAnalgesiaPremedication |
| spellingShingle | Sujatha Basker Georgene Singh Rebecca Jacob Clonidine In Paediatrics - A Review Indian Journal of Anaesthesia Clonidine Paediatric Anaesthesia Analgesia Premedication |
| title | Clonidine In Paediatrics - A Review |
| title_full | Clonidine In Paediatrics - A Review |
| title_fullStr | Clonidine In Paediatrics - A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clonidine In Paediatrics - A Review |
| title_short | Clonidine In Paediatrics - A Review |
| title_sort | clonidine in paediatrics a review |
| topic | Clonidine Paediatric Anaesthesia Analgesia Premedication |
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