Open AccessEfficacy of dexmedetomidine for prevention of emergence agitation in patients posted for nasal surgery under desflurane anaesthesia: A prospective double-blinded randomised controlled trial
Author(s) -
Akaansha Garg,
Manoj Kamal,
Sadik Mohammed,
Geeta Singariya,
Dilip Singh Chouhan,
Ghansham Biyani
Publication year - 2018
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_788_17
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , desflurane , pacu , medicine , anesthesia , bispectral index , sedation , randomized controlled trial , placebo , general anaesthesia , bolus (digestion) , propofol , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Nasal surgery under desflurane anaesthesia is more prone to develop emergence agitation (EA). The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of dexmedetomidine for prevention of EA.