Why the study?
Hypotensive anesthesia reduces blood loss and improves the surgical field, but the modes of action, indications, advantages, and disadvantages of various hypotensive agents warranted review.
What are the modes of action, indications, advantages, and disadvantages of various hypotensive agents used for hypotensive anesthesia?
What are the modes of action, indications, advantages, and disadvantages of various hypotensive agents used for hypotensive anesthesia?
This narrative review summarizes the modes of action, indications, and pros/cons of various hypotensive agents used to achieve hypotensive anesthesia during surgery.
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Literature review of hypotensive agents is hypothesis-generating; leaves open optimal agent selection and comparative safety.
Hypotensive anesthesia in specific types of surgeries brings about certain advantages such as decreased blood loss as well as better surgeon satisfaction regarding the surgical field. Of the various modalities by which this can be achieved, one of the most popular is by introducing a hypotensive agent to bring about the desired hypotension. Here, we aim to review a few studies regarding the use of various hypotensive agents for hypotensive anesthesia and try to come to learn the various modes of action of these said drugs, their specific indications or situations where they may be preferred as well as the various advantages and disadvantages that accompany their use.
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