Perioperative infusion of dexmedetomidine at a high dose reduces postoperative analgesic requirements: A randomized control trial

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 872-878

  Ohtani, Norimasa ^a   Yasui, Yutaka ^b   Watanabe, Daisuke ^a   Kitamura, Mari ^c   Shoji, Kazuhiro ^b   Masaki, Eiji ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dexmedetomidine; Patient controlled analgesia; Postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

DEXMEDETOMIDINE; EPHEDRINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE; VECURONIUM;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BISPECTRAL INDEX; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84355162180     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-011-1239-8     Document Type: Article

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