Open AccessEffects of dexmedetomidine on oxygenation during one-lung ventilation for thoracic surgery in adults
Author(s) -
Scott Kernan,
Saif Ur Rehman,
Thomas Meyer,
Joan Bourbeau,
Norm Caron,
Joseph D. Tobias
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.85645
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , medicine , anesthesia , desflurane , fentanyl , bispectral index , hemodynamics , mean arterial pressure , placebo , blood pressure , heart rate , isoflurane , sedation , alternative medicine , pathology
To evaluate the effects of dexmedetomidine on hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) and oxygenation during one-lung ventilation (OLV) in adults undergoing thoracic surgery.