Dexmedetomidine as an adjunct to epidural analgesia after abdominal surgery in elderly intensive care patients: A prospective, double-blind, clinical trial

Current Therapeutic Research - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-28

  Akin, Sule ^a   Aribogan, Anis ^a   Arslan, Gulnaz ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

dexmedetomidine; elderly patients; epidural analgesia; postoperative analgesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FENTANYL; TENOXICAM;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 41249092188     PISSN: 0011393X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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