Dexmedetomidine (Precedex®), a pharmacologically active dextroisomer of medetomidine,
is a selective α 2-adrenergic receptor agonist. It is indicated in the US for the sedation of …

In the United States, millions of Americans are affected by chronic pain, which adds heavily
to national rates of morbidity, mortality, and disability, with an ever-increasing prevalence …

Background: Various adjuvants are being used with local anesthetics for prolongation of
intraoperative and postoperative analgesia. Dexmedetomidine, the highly selective 2 …

Results: There were no differences in the demographic and intraoperative hemodynamic
profile between the groups. Incidence of respiratory depression, defined as fall in saturation …

Fifty‐five thousand patients are cared for in the intensive care unit (ICU) daily with sedation
utilized to reduce anxiety and agitation while optimizing comfort. The Society of Critical Care …

Background Dexmedetomidine is an α 2-adrenoreceptor agonist with sedative, analgesic
and anxiolytic effects, and it has more selective α 2-adrenergic effect than clonidine. We …

Results: Demographic data, surgical characteristics cardio-respiratory parameters, side-
effect profile were comparable and statistically not significant in both the groups. However …

Dexmedetomidine is a central α-2 agonist, similar to Clonidine, but 8 times more specific for
the central α-2 receptor which causes sedation with minimal depression of respiration …

Many molecules can exist as right-handed and left-handed forms that are non-
superimposable mirror images of each other. They are known as enantiomers or substances …

The aim of this study was to examine whether dexmedetomidine improves acute liver injury
in a rat model. Twenty‐eight male Wistar albino rats weighing 300–350 g were allocated …