Dexmedetomidine is safe and effective for reducing intraprocedural pain in colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection.
Hiroyoshi IwagamiTakuji AkamatsuKazuki MatsuyamaYusuke HanawaKohei TonomuraEiki ChikugoShinya OginoHiroki MorimuraMasayuki ShimoyamaTomoko TerashitaShogo NakanoMidori WakitaTakeya EdagawaTakafumi KonishiHisakazu MatsumotoYasuki NakataniShunji UraiTakeshi SetaYoshito UenoyamaYukitaka YamashitaPublished in: DEN open (2023)
Adding DEX to the anesthesia regimen in patients undergoing colorectal ESD appears to be safe and effective for reducing intraprocedural pain.