Dexmedetomidine in Spinal Anesthesia

Summary

Patients were randomized into two groups, A group and B group. A group and B group patients are injected intravenous dexmedetomidine after intrathecal injection (IT) of heavy bupivacaine and injected intravenous dexmedetomidine before IT of heavy bupivacaine, respectively. The investigators will compare of hemodynamics and patient's comfortability between two groups.

Timeline

Start

2014-03

Primary completion

2015-07

Completion

2015-07

Publications

• Kang E, Lee KH, Jeon SY, Lee KW, Ko MJ, Kim H, Kim YH, Jung JW. The timing of administration of intravenous dexmedetomidine during lower limb surgery: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Anesthesiol. 2016 Nov 21;16(1):116. doi: 10.1186/s12871-016-0282-2.

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