The Effect of Intravenous Dexmedetomidine on Spinal Block and Sedation

Ekici A., TÜRKTAN M., GÜLER T.

CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.40, sa.1, ss.55-62, 2015 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.55-62
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: Spinal anesthesia is often preferred anesthesia technique in urological surgery. Some patients may require sedation during spinal anesthesia. In our study, we aimed to investigate the effect of intravenous dexmedetomidine on sedation, motor and sensory blockade under spinal anesthesia with levobupivacaine.