Anesthetic Advantages of Dexmedetomidine for Hypotensive Anesthesia

Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the positive anesthetic properties such as reduce intraoperative analgesic requirement, time to extubation and recovery, and early postoperative pain of dexmedetomidine used as a hypotensive agent compared with nitroglycerin.

Timeline

Start

2012-12

Primary completion

2014-02

Completion

2014-02

Publications

• Background Apipan B, Rummasak D. Efficacy and safety of oral propranolol premedication to reduce reflex tachycardia during hypotensive anesthesia with sodium nitroprusside in orthognathic surgery: a double-blind randomized clinical trial. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2010 Jan;68(1):120-4. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.07.065.
• Background Rummasak D, Apipan B, Kaewpradup P. Factors that determine intraoperative blood loss in bimaxillary osteotomies and the need for preoperative blood preparation. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2011 Nov;69(11):e456-60. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2011.02.085. Epub 2011 Jul 2.
• Background Pineiro-Aguilar A, Somoza-Martin M, Gandara-Rey JM, Garcia-Garcia A. Blood loss in orthognathic surgery: a systematic review. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2011 Mar;69(3):885-92. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2010.07.019. Epub 2010 Dec 31.
• Background Choi WS, Samman N. Risks and benefits of deliberate hypotension in anaesthesia: a systematic review. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2008 Aug;37(8):687-703. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2008.03.011. Epub 2008 Jun 3.
• Background Praveen K, Narayanan V, Muthusekhar MR, Baig MF. Hypotensive anaesthesia and blood loss in orthognathic surgery: a clinical study. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2001 Apr;39(2):138-40. doi: 10.1054/bjom.2000.0593.
• Background El-Gohary MM, Arafa AS. Dexmedetomidine as ahypotensive agent: efficacy and hemodynamic response during spinal surgery for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents. Egyptain Journal of Aanesthesia 2010; 26: 305-11.

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