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 …

Clonidine is an alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonist which has been used for over 20 years to treat
hypertension. It has recently, however, found a new and possibly significant role in …

Administration of perioperative clonidine can reduce the risk of perioperative myocardial
ischemia and mortality in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. Perioperative clonidine …

Abstract Background and Aims: The alpha-2-adrenergic agonist drugs are now widely used
in anesthesiology for multiple purposes and are not limited only to intraoperative and …

For decades the adrenergic alpha2 agonist clonidine has been considered to be one of the
classical, centrally acting antihypertensive agents. In addition to its antihypertensive and …

Study Objective: Determine the hemodynamic consequences of intraoperative clonidine
during major abdominal surgery. Design: Prospective open trial. Setting: Teaching hospital …

Clonidine, an alpha-2 agonist, is most widely known and used as an antihypertensive agent.
Although most of the focus on clonidine is on its ability to reduce blood pressure, it also has …

Background Marked activation of the sympathetic nervous system occurs during and after
noncardiac surgery. Low-dose clonidine, which blunts central sympathetic outflow, may …

A number of decades have passed since the beginning of clinical use of clonidine.
Nowadays, there is growing role defined for clonidine, an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist, used …

Study objective A place for clonidine has been suggested for many indications in
perioperative medicine. The aim of this systematic review and these meta-analyses is to …