Open AccessA comparison of dexmedetomidine and clonidine in attenuating the hemodynamic responses at various surgical stages in patients undergoing elective transnasal transsphenoidal resection of pituitary tumors
Author(s) -
Summaira Jan,
Zulfiqar Ali,
Yasir Bin Nisar,
Imtiaz A Naqash,
Syed Amer Zahoor,
Shabir Ahmad Langoo,
Aziz Khan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.194575
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , medicine , clonidine , anesthesia , hemodynamics , saline , heart rate , mean arterial pressure , surgery , transsphenoidal surgery , placebo , blood pressure , pituitary adenoma , sedation , adenoma , alternative medicine , pathology
Transsphenoidal approach to pituitary tumors is a commonly performed procedure with the advantage of a rapid midline access to the sella with minimal complications. It may be associated with wide fluctuations in hemodynamic parameters due to intense noxious stimulus at various stages of the surgery. As duration of the surgery is short and the patients have nasal packs, it is prudent to use an anesthestic technique with an early predictable recovery.