EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY, cilt.22, sa.5, ss.386-391, 2005 (SCI-Expanded)
Background and objective: This prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled study was designed to test the effect of pre-anaesthetic administration of dexmedetomidine, given as a single intravenous (i.v.) dose, on postoperative pain scores and morphine consumption in patients receiving patient-controlled morphine after abdominal surgery.