Spinal or Intravenous Dexmedetomidine for Spinal Anesthesia with Chloroprocaine in Ambulatory Knee Arthroscopies: A Double-Blind Randomized Trial.

Margaretha B BreebaartLies SaerensJordi BrandersSari CasaerLuc SermeusPatrick Van Houwe

Published in: Local and regional anesthesia (2021)

Intrathecal but not intravenous (0.5 mcg/kg) dexmedetomidine can prolong chloroprocaine (40mg) spinal anesthesia when surgery is expected to last over 40 minutes. Despite a similar incidence of adverse effects, this also led to a postponed hospital discharge time.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
high dose
minimally invasive
cardiac surgery
total knee arthroplasty
blood pressure
coronary artery bypass
risk factors
spinal cord injury
acute kidney injury
atrial fibrillation
acute coronary syndrome