Open AccessEffect of Dexmedetomidine Versus Fentanyl on Haemodynamic Response to Patients Undergoing Elective Laparoscopic Surgery: A Double Blinded Randomized Controlled Study
Author(s) -
Lovieil,
Ashok Patel
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/24152.9563
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , medicine , anesthesia , fentanyl , heart rate , sedation , intubation , hemodynamics , laryngoscopy , tracheal intubation , perioperative , blood pressure , pneumoperitoneum , loading dose , surgery , laparoscopy
Dexmedetomidine, an α2 agonist, can be used as an adjuvant in general anaesthesia as it attenuates the stress response to various noxious stimuli and helps in maintaining the perioperative haemodynamic stability along with sedation and not causing any significant respiratory depression in the postoperative period.