Open Access<p>Fentanyl vs fentanyl-dexmedetomidine in lumbar foraminotomy surgery</p>
Author(s) -
Bushra Abdul Hadi,
Saleh M. Sbeitan,
Ashok K. Shakya
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
therapeutics and clinical risk management
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1178-203X
pISSN - 1176-6336
DOI - 10.2147/tcrm.s195108
Subject(s) - medicine , fentanyl , anesthesia , dexmedetomidine , foraminotomy , lumbar , nausea , ketorolac , propofol , saline , esmolol , analgesic , surgery , heart rate , sedation , blood pressure , decompression
Lumbar foraminotomy surgery requires a potent opioid with short duration and rapid onset of action. In the present study we intended to compare the efficacy of fentanyl alone vs the combination of dexmedetomidine and fentanyl during lumbar foraminotomy surgery.