Open AccessEffect of intravenous infusion of dexmedetomidine on perioperative haemodynamic changes and postoperative recovery: A study with entropy analysis
Author(s) -
ChiragRamanlal Patel,
SmitaR Engineer,
BharatJ Shah,
Sri Venkata Madhu
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.104571
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , medicine , anesthesia , sedation , hemodynamics , blood pressure , fentanyl , perioperative , heart rate , loading dose
Dexmedetomidine, an α2 agonist, when used as an adjuvant in general anaesthesia attenuates stress response to various noxious stimuli, maintains perioperative haemodynamic stability and provides sedation without significant respiratory depression postoperatively.