Open AccessDexmedetomidine premedication in relevance to ketamine anesthesia: A prospective study
Author(s) -
Kumkum Gupta,
Amit Gupta,
Prashant Gupta,
Bhawna Rastogi,
Salony Agarwal,
Mahima Lakhanpal
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.84193
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , premedication , medicine , anesthesia , ketamine , midazolam , heart rate , hemodynamics , anesthetic , blood pressure , sedation
Ketamine-induced hemodynamic pressor response and psychomimetic effects should be attenuated by appropriate premedication. The present study was designed to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of dexmedetomidine premedication for balancing the ketamine-induced hemodynamic pressor response and psychomimetic effects.