Effect of intratracheal dexmedetomidine administration on recovery from general anaesthesia after gynaecological laparoscopic surgery: a randomised double-blinded study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the efficacy of intratracheal dexmedetomidine (Dex) injection for the prevention of the laryngeal response on emergence from general anaesthesia following gynaecological laparoscopic surgery.

Design

Prospective, randomised, double-blinded, controlled trial.

Setting

A general hospital, Guangdong Province, China.

Participants

All patients who underwent elective laparoscopic gynaecological surgery, aged 18-60 years old, 40-80 kg in weight, American Society of Anesthesiologists class I-II were eligible. Patients were excluded if they had respiratory disease, heart disorders which might represent risk factors of potential complications of Dex such as bradycardia, heart block, coronary heart disease, uncontrolled hypertension or the long-term us

SUBMITTER: Wang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5898314 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature