The purpose of this study was to evaluate oral clonidine in a dose of 0.3 mg as a routine
premedicant. Sixty-nine normotensive female patients were studied in a randomized double …

Eighty normotensive female patients were studied in a randomized, double-blind
investigation, in which orally administered clonidine 0.1 mg, 0.2 mg and 0.3 mg were …

The effect of clonidine on the pressor and heart rate response to tracheal intubation was
studied in a placebo‐controlled, randomised, double‐blind trial. Thirty patients were …

Sixty‐three patients (ASA 1–2), scheduled for elective surgery under general anaesthesia,
were randomly given rather oral clonidine (225–375 μg)+ diazepam (5–15 mg), cimetidine …

Clonidine has been proposed as a premedication before surgery because of its beneficial
effects on hemodynamics, especially in patients with a high cardiovascular risk. However …

In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study, 41 patients received clonidine 3
micrograms kg-1 or placebo at induction of isoflurane and nitrous oxide in oxygen …

Background Clonidine, an alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonist, has been shown to be effective as
a preanesthetic medication in adults. The current study was designed to investigate the …

The effect of clonidine (4.5 μg kg‐1) on haemodynamics and hormonal stress responses
was evaluated in 21 female patients undergoing breast surgery. The standardized general …

The present study was conducted to examine the haemodynamic and endocrine effects of
clonidine, given as sole preanaesthetic medication, in neurosurgical patients. Nineteen …

A study on 100 ASA Gr I-II patients between 18 and 65 years of age was conducted to
compare effectiveness of oral clonidine as a premedicant and also for attenuation of …