Open AccessComparison of Esmolol and Dexmedetomidine Infusion in Attenuating Haemodynamic and Blood Glucose Response to Laryngoscopy and Intubation: A Single Blinded Study
Author(s) -
Vincent Koh,
Saedah Ali,
Mohd Hasyizan Hassan,
Ariffin Marzuki Mokhtar,
Mohd Najib Majdi Yaacob,
Mohd Zulfakar Mazlan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the malaysian journal of medical sciences/the malaysian journal of medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2180-4303
pISSN - 1394-195X
DOI - 10.21315/mjms2021.28.3.4
Subject(s) - esmolol , dexmedetomidine , anesthesia , medicine , intubation , laryngoscopy , hemodynamics , heart rate , haemodynamic response , blood pressure , sedation
This study aims to compare the effect of infusions of two agents, dexmedetomidine and esmolol, with the control group in attenuating the haemodynamic stress response and neuroendocrine modulation surrogated by capillary blood glucose (BG) during the procedures.