[Effects of dexmedetomidine on intracranial hemodynamics in severe head injured patients]. / Efectos de la dexmedetomidina sobre la hemodinámica intracraneal en pacientes con lesión encefálica traumatica grave.

Dexmedetomidine, an alpha 2 adrenergic agonist, with distinctive characteristics when compared to traditional plans, namely: conscious sedation, sympatholysis and lack of respiratory depression, represents an attempt to improve the sedoanalgesia of critically ill patients. OBJECTIVE. To study dexmedetomidine's effect on intracranial hemodynamic and hemometabolic parameters in severe head injured patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS. Prospective study on the effect of Dexmedetomidine on twelve severe head injured patients (Glasgow Coma Scale score