Effects of Dexmedetomidine Infusion on the Recovery Profiles of Patients Undergoing Transurethral Resection
Journal of Korean Medical Science
; : 125-130, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
Transurethral resection has been the gold standard in the operative management of benign prostatic hyperplasia and bladder tumor; however, it is associated with several complications that may cause patient discomfort. We evaluated the usefulness of continuous infusion of dexmedetomidine on emergence agitation, hemodynamic status, and recovery profiles in patients undergoing elective surgery by a randomized clinical trial. Sixty patients aged 30 to 80 yr who were scheduled for elective transurethral resection under general anesthesia were included in this study. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups (control group, group C; dexmedetomidine group, group D). A total of 60 male patients were enrolled in this study and randomly assigned to group C (n=30) or group D (n=30). The quality of emergence in group D was marked by a significantly lower incidence of emergence agitation than in group C (P=0.015). Patients in group D therefore felt less discomfort induced by the indwelling Foley catheter than those in group C (P=0.022). No statistically significant differences were found between the two groups with respect to side effects including bradycardia (P=0.085), hypotension (P=0.640), and postoperative nausea and vomiting (P=0.389). Our study showed that intraoperative dexmedetomidine infusion effectively reduced the incidence and intensity of emergence agitation and catheter-induced bladder discomfort without delaying recovery time and discharge time, thus providing smooth emergence during the recovery period in patients undergoing transurethral resection (Clinical Trial Registry No. KT0001683).
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Main subject:
Prostatic Hyperplasia
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Psychomotor Agitation
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Vomiting
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Blood Pressure
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Bradycardia
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Dexmedetomidine
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Transurethral Resection of Prostate
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Hemodynamics
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Hypnotics and Sedatives
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Hypotension
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Year:
2016
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