Open AccessComparative evaluation of dexmedetomidine and fentanyl in total intravenous anesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A randomised controlled study
Author(s) -
Tabish Husnain Siddiqui,
Nitin Choudhary,
Abhijit Kumar,
Amit Kohli,
Sonia Wadhawan,
Poonam Bhadoria
Publication year - 2021
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_253_18
Subject(s) - medicine , pacu , dexmedetomidine , anesthesia , fentanyl , postoperative nausea and vomiting , propofol , ambulatory , remifentanil , sedation , nausea , surgery
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the commonly performed ambulatory surgeries. The selection of anesthetic agents for ambulatory surgeries should be done bearing in mind the need for early discharge. Opioids form an integral component of total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) but their associated side effects may result in an increased hospital stay. Hence, we planned a study to compare the opioid (fentanyl) and non-opioid (dexmedetomidine) based technique of TIVA for laparoscopic surgery.