Effects of Dexmedetomidine During IRE Procedures for Solid Tumours

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate effects of dexmedetomidine on anaesthesia during IRE procedures for solid tumours

Timeline

Start

2014-01

Primary completion

2015-09

Completion

2015-09

Publications

• Background Jones CR. Perioperative uses of dexmedetomidine. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2013 Spring;51(2):81-96. doi: 10.1097/AIA.0b013e31828d58c7. No abstract available.
• Background Yazbek-Karam VG, Aouad MM. Perioperative uses of dexmedetomidine. Middle East J Anaesthesiol. 2006 Oct;18(6):1043-58. No abstract available.
• Background Barletta JF, Miedema SL, Wiseman D, Heiser JC, McAllen KJ. Impact of dexmedetomidine on analgesic requirements in patients after cardiac surgery in a fast-track recovery room setting. Pharmacotherapy. 2009 Dec;29(12):1427-32. doi: 10.1592/phco.29.12.1427.
• Background Cheung W, Kavnoudias H, Roberts S, Szkandera B, Kemp W, Thomson KR. Irreversible electroporation for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: initial experience and review of safety and outcomes. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2013 Jun;12(3):233-41. doi: 10.7785/tcrt.2012.500317. Epub 2013 Jan 25.
• Background Ball C, Thomson KR, Kavnoudias H. Irreversible electroporation: a new challenge in "out of operating theater" anesthesia. Anesth Analg. 2010 May 1;110(5):1305-9. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181d27b30. Epub 2010 Feb 8.

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