Feasibility of dexmedetomidine as sole analgesic agent during robotic urological surgery: A pilot study

• Main Authors: Bright Jebaraj (Author), Rashmi Ramachandran (Author), Vimi Rewari (Author), Anjan Trikha (Author), Chandralekha (Author), Rajeev Kumar (Author), Prem Nath Dogra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aims: Opioid-free anesthesia decreases postoperative nausea and vomiting, emergence agitation, prolonged sedation, ileus, and urinary retention. The feasibility of the use of dexmedetomidine as sole analgesic agent has been shown in patients undergoing bariatric and gynecological lapa...