Open AccessAttenuation of pressor response and dose sparing of opioids and anaesthetics with pre-operative dexmedetomidine
Author(s) -
Sukhminder Jit Singh Bajwa,
Jasbir Kaur,
Amarjit Singh,
SS Parmar,
Gurpreet Singh,
Ashish Kulshrestha,
Sachin Gupta,
V. K. Sharma,
Aparajita Panda
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 - 10.4103/0019-5049.96303
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , medicine , anesthesia , fentanyl , isoflurane , laryngoscopy , intubation , tracheal intubation , hemodynamics , haemodynamic response , mean arterial pressure , blood pressure , sedation , heart rate
Alpha-2 agonists are being increasingly used as adjuncts in general anaesthesia, and the present study was carried out to investigate the ability of intravenous dexmedetomidine in decreasing the dose of opioids and anaesthetics for attenuation of haemodynamic responses during laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation.