Dexmedetomidine inhibits gastric emptying and oro-caecal transit in healthy volunteers

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 522-527

  Iirola, T ^a   Vilo, S ^a   Aantaa, R ^a   Wendelin Saarenhovi, M ^a   Neuvonen, P J ^b   Scheinin, M ^c   Olkkola, K T ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

dexmedetomidine; gastric emptying; gastrointestinal transit

Indexed keywords

DEXMEDETOMIDINE; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SEDATION; STOMACH EMPTYING; TIME TO MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION;

EID: 79952982795     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer004     Document Type: Article

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