Open AccessDexmedetomidine versus midazolam for conscious sedation in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: An open-label randomised controlled trial
Author(s) -
Priyanka Sethi,
Sadik Mohammed,
Pradeep Bhatia,
Neeraj Gupta
Publication year - 2014
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 - 10.4103/0019-5049.126782
Subject(s) - medicine , dexmedetomidine , midazolam , sedation , anesthesia , fentanyl , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , heart rate , propofol , respiratory rate , blood pressure , surgery , pancreatitis
Traditionally, midazolam has been used for providing conscious sedation in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Recently, dexmedetomidine has been tried, but very little evidence exists to support its use.