α2-agonists have been extensively used and studied in anaesthesia and intensive care
medicine. A list of benefits includes anxiolysis, blood pressure stabilization, analgesia …

Tracheal extubation is a high‐risk phase of anaesthesia. The majority of problems that occur
during extubation and emergence are of a minor nature, but a small and significant number …

Background The surgical stress response plays an important role on the pathogenesis of
perioperative cardiac complications. Alpha‐2 adrenergic agonists attenuate this response …

SummaryBackground and objective: We have investigated the concentrations of
epinephrine, norepinephrine, vasopressin and angiotensin converting enzyme activity to …

Objective: This article reviews pharmacotherapies currently available to manage sedation,
analgesia, and neuromuscular blockade for pediatric cardiac critical patients. Data Sources …

Background: Elderly patients have an increased risk of a stress response during extubation
after general anesthesia. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether transcutaneous …

Although the mechanism of tourniquet-induced hypertension is still unclear, plasma
norepinephrine concentrations continuously increase in parallel to arterial blood pressure …

Pain prevention in the pediatric population is mandatory and an integrative aspect of
medical practice. Optimal pain management is the right of all patients and the responsibility …

Background: Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is the mainstay of a therapeutic
technique for nasal pathologies. This study is to compare the ability of preoperative …

Clonidine is classified as an imidazoline and it is the prototypical alpha-2 receptor agonists.
It has been used for several years to treat hypertension. It has also been used,“off label”, for …