Open AccessIntravenous clonidine as a part of balanced anaesthesia for controlled hypotension in functional endoscopic sinus surgery: A randomised controled trial
Author(s) -
Meghna Jiwanmall,
Anita Shirley Joselyn,
Subramani Kandasamy
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_58_17
Subject(s) - medicine , clonidine , anesthesia , fentanyl , sedation , placebo , blood pressure , functional endoscopic sinus surgery , bolus (digestion) , randomized controlled trial , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology , sinusitis , radiology
Controlled hypotension with balanced anaesthesia minimises blood loss. This study was done to evaluate the effectiveness of intravenous clonidine as a single bolus dose to establish controlled hypotension during functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS).