Why the study?
Does a high dose of dexmedetomidine reduce the minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane in patients having surgery?
Population
Patients having surgery
Comparison
High dose of dexmedetomidine vs Control group without dexmedetomidine
Design
Other
Authors
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May reduce isoflurane needs intraoperatively; leaves open confirmation of safety and outcomes in randomized trials.
Does a high dose of dexmedetomidine reduce the minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane in patients having surgery?
High-dose dexmedetomidine significantly reduces the minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane required during surgery.
Aantaa et al. (1997) studied this question.
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