Open AccessIntravenous dexmedetomidine versus propofol for intraoperative moderate sedation during spinal anesthesia: A comparative study
Author(s) -
Pratibha Jain Shah,
Kamta Prasad Dubey,
Kamal Kishore Sahare,
Amit Agrawal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.168172
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , sedation , anesthesia , medicine , propofol , saline , heart rate , visual analogue scale , blood pressure , mean arterial pressure
There has been a paradigm shift of focus toward quality of spinal anesthesia with sedation being an integral aspect of this regional anesthesia technique. Thus, this study was designed to compare efficacy of intravenous dexmedetomidine and propofol for moderate sedation during spinal anesthesia.