A comparative evaluation of the effect of intravenous dexmedetomidine and clonidine on intraocular pressure after suxamethonium and intubation

A comparative evaluation of the effect of intravenous dexmedetomidine and clonidine on intraocular pressure after suxamethonium and intubation

Background: In patients with penetrating eye injury and a full stomach, suxamethonium is still used for rapid sequence induction of anesthesia. But its use is associated with the rise in intraocular pressure (IOP) and this can result in permanent vision loss in these patients. Dexmedetomidine and cl...

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Main Authors: Puneet K Banga, Dhananjay K Singh, Shalini Dadu, Meenakshi Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Clonidine
dexmedetomidine
intraocular pressure
premedication
suxamethonium
Online Access:http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2015;volume=9;issue=2;spage=179;epage=183;aulast=Banga

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