Open AccessEfficacy of dexmedetomidine versus propofol in patients undergoing endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal pituitary tumor resection
Author(s) -
MahaYounis Youssef Abdallah,
YasserWafik Khafagy,
MohamedYounes Yousef AbdAllah
Publication year - 2021
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/aer.aer_154_21
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , propofol , medicine , anesthesia , fentanyl , exact test , mann–whitney u test , perioperative , surgery , sedation
Dexmedetomidine is associated with good perioperative hemodynamics together with decreased opioid requirements. Furthermore, propofol has been used to achieve hypotensive anesthesia as a part of total intravenous anesthesia.