Pharmacokinetics of Dexmedetomidine in Morbid Obesity

Summary

Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride ,a relatively new drug in Chinais ,is a highly selective, potent a2-adrenoceptor agonist with significant analgesic, sedative and anxiolytic effects. The morbid obesity in Chinese population is rapidly increasing. But the pharmacokinetics of the drug in these people is still unknown.This research was designed to study the pharmacokinetics of dexmedetomidine in Chinese morbidly obese population.

Timeline

Start

2013-06

Primary completion

2015-07

Completion

2015-07

Publications

• Background Iirola T, Aantaa R, Laitio R, Kentala E, Lahtinen M, Wighton A, Garratt C, Ahtola-Satila T, Olkkola KT. Pharmacokinetics of prolonged infusion of high-dose dexmedetomidine in critically ill patients. Crit Care. 2011;15(5):R257. doi: 10.1186/cc10518. Epub 2011 Oct 26.
• Xu B, Zhou D, Ren L, Shulman S, Zhang X, Xiong M. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics of intravenous dexmedetomidine in morbidly obese patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery. J Anesth. 2017 Dec;31(6):813-820. doi: 10.1007/s00540-017-2399-y. Epub 2017 Aug 21.

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