Expanding the role of intranasal dexmedetomidine in peri‐operative care

AnaesthesiaEarly View Editorial Expanding the role of intranasal dexmedetomidine in peri-operative care This article relates to: Pre-operative dexmedetomidine nasal spray and emergence agitation in adults undergoing ear, nose and throat surgery: a randomised controlled trial Dan Wang, Wei Dou, Jing-hui Hu, Lei Huang, Hong Liu, Fu-hai Ji, Ke Peng, Anaesthesia First Published online: August 8, 2025 Vivian M. Yuen, Vivian M. Yuen orcid.org/0000-0003-1803-0657 Department of Anesthesiology, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorMichael G. Irwin, Corresponding Author Michael G. Irwin [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-5801-274X @mgirwin Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China Correspondence to: Michael G. Irwin Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Vivian M. Yuen, Vivian M. Yuen orcid.org/0000-0003-1803-0657 Department of Anesthesiology, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorMichael G. Irwin, Corresponding Author Michael G. Irwin [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-5801-274X @mgirwin Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China Correspondence to: Michael G. Irwin Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 26 September 2025 https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70011 1 Department of Anesthesiology, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China 2 Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China The editorial accompanies an article by Wang et al., Anaesthesia 2025; https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.16726. 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