Dexmedetomidine Improves Recovery After Cranial Aneurysm Surgery

Summary

Dexmedetomidine induces analgesic and sedative effects and is reported to decrease agitation during emergence after general anesthesia in various surgeries. For patients undergoing cranial aneurysm surgeries, a calm anesthesia and emergence is important. In this study, the investigatorstend to observe the effect of dexmedetomidine on maintenance and recovery of patients undergoing cranial aneurysm surgeries.

Timeline

Start

2018-01-05

Primary completion

2020-12-30

Completion

2020-12-30

Publications

• Results Peng K, Wu S, Liu H, Ji F. Dexmedetomidine as an anesthetic adjuvant for intracranial procedures: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Clin Neurosci. 2014 Nov;21(11):1951-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2014.02.023. Epub 2014 Jun 25.
• Results Soliman RN, Hassan AR, Rashwan AM, Omar AM. Prospective, randomized controlled study to assess the role of dexmedetomidine in patients with supratentorial tumors undergoing craniotomy under general anesthesia. Middle East J Anaesthesiol. 2011 Feb;21(1):23-33.
• Results Elbakry AE, Ibrahim E. Propofol-dexmedetomidine versus propofol-remifentanil conscious sedation for awake craniotomy during epilepsy surgery. Minerva Anestesiol. 2017 Dec;83(12):1248-1254. doi: 10.23736/S0375-9393.17.11873-0. Epub 2017 Jun 14.
• Results Jun JH, Kim KN, Kim JY, Song SM. The effects of intranasal dexmedetomidine premedication in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Can J Anaesth. 2017 Sep;64(9):947-961. doi: 10.1007/s12630-017-0917-x. Epub 2017 Jun 21.
• Results Sun Y, Li Y, Sun Y, Wang X, Ye H, Yuan X. Dexmedetomidine Effect on Emergence Agitation and Delirium in Children Undergoing Laparoscopic Hernia Repair: a Preliminary Study. J Int Med Res. 2017 Jun;45(3):973-983. doi: 10.1177/0300060517699467. Epub 2017 Mar 21.

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