Open AccessIs spinal dexmedetomidine aggravating hypotension after tourniquet deflation?
Author(s) -
Mohamed Maher El Baz,
Ahmed Mohamed Farid
Publication year - 2020
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_7_21
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , tourniquet , medicine , anesthesia , heart rate , blood pressure , saline , spinal anesthesia , sedation
The addition of dexmedetomidine to spinal anesthesia decreases the incidence of tourniquet pain but may aggravate hypotension after tourniquet deflation.