Open AccessThe effect of epidural dexmedetomidine on oxygenation and shunt fraction in patients undergoing thoracotomy and one lung ventilation: A randomized controlled study
Author(s) -
Prachi Kar,
Padmaja Durga,
Gurumurthy Ramachandran
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 - 10.4103/0970-9185.194771
Subject(s) - medicine , dexmedetomidine , thoracotomy , anesthesia , shunt (medical) , oxygenation , randomized controlled trial , pulmonary shunt , ventilation (architecture) , surgery , hemodynamics , sedation , mechanical engineering , engineering
Role of epidural dexmedetomidine in providing analgesia is well documented, but its effect on oxygenation and shunt fraction is not well established. We studied the hypothesis that epidural dexmedetomidine may improve oxygenation and shunt fraction during one-lung ventilation (OLV).