Does dexmedetomidine reduce postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy with multimodal analgesia?

Does dexmedetomidine reduce postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy with multimodal analgesia?

BackgroundPain after laparoscopy is multifactorial and different treatments have been proposed to provide pain relief. Multimodal analgesia is now recommended to prevent and treat post-laparoscopy pain. Dexmedetomidine, an α2 agonist, has well-known anesthetic and analgesic-sparing effects. We evalu...

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Main Authors: Jung-Kyu Park, Soon Ho Cheong, Kun Moo Lee, Se Hun Lim, Jeong Han Lee, Kwangrae Cho, Myoung-Hun Kim, Hyun-Tae Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2012-11-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
Subjects:
dexmedetomidine
laparoscopic cholecystectomy
postoperative pain
Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-63-436.pdf

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