Dexmedetomidine as an anesthetic adjuvant in laparoscopic surgery: An observational study using entropy monitoring

Dexmedetomidine as an anesthetic adjuvant in laparoscopic surgery: An observational study using entropy monitoring

Background: Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective α2 agonist with properties of sedation, analgesia and anxiolysis, making it an ideal anesthetic adjuvant. Using an anesthetic adjuvant that decreases requirement of anesthetics and analgesics may predispose the patient to awareness. We monitored the...

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Main Authors: Poonam S Ghodki, Shalini K Thombre, Shalini P Sardesai, Kalpana D Harnagle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
Subjects:
Anesthetic adjuvant
depth of anesthesia
Dexmedetomidine
entropy
laparoscopic surgery
Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2012;volume=28;issue=3;spage=334;epage=338;aulast=Ghodki

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