Dexmedetomidine as an anaesthetic adjuvant in patients undergoing intracranial tumour surgery: A double-blind, randomized and placebo-controlled study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 658-665

  Tanskanen, Paivi E ^a   Kytta J V ^a   Randell, T T ^a   Aantaa, R E ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, general; Neurosurgical procedures, craniotomy

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIHYDRALAZINE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; ISOFLURANE; LABETALOL; NALOXONE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYCODONE; OXYGEN; PANCURONIUM BROMIDE; PLACEBO; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; TIME; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 33750103992     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael220     Document Type: Article

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