Adoption of Dexmedetomidine in Different Doses at Different Timing in Perioperative Patients.

Dexmedetomidine (Dex) is an alpha-2 agonist used for sedation during various procedures. Dex activates 2-adrenoceptors, and causes the decrease of sympathetic tone, with attenuation of the neuroendocrine and hemodynamic responses to anesthesia and surgery; it reduces anesthetic and opioid requiremen...

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Published in:BioMed Research International pp. 1 - 11
Main Authors: Xie, Jing, Feng, Shiqiang, Qu, Zhenhua
Format: algorithm equations & formulas research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell 7/15/2022
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