Open AccessEffects of intravenous dexmedetomidine on spinal anesthesia and sedation – A comparison of two different maintenance infusions
Author(s) -
Pritee H Bhirud,
Shrividya Chellam,
Mandar N Mote,
Pratibha V Toal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/joacp.joacp_129_18
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , medicine , anesthesia , sedation , bolus (digestion) , hemodynamics , heart rate , loading dose , group b , blood pressure , surgery
Our aim was to study the effects of a low-dose bolus (0.5 mcg/kg) of dexmedetomidine followed by two different infusion doses (0.25, 0.5 mcg/kg/h) on spinal anesthesia, sedation, hemodynamics and side effects.