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Dexmedetomidine Infusion in Hip Fracture Surgery

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March 2022

Dexmedetomidine Infusion in Hip Fracture Surgery

Vol: 204| Issue: 1| Number:1| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Effect of Dexmedetomidine infusion during hip fracture surgery on hemodynamic parameters and blood loss: A triple-blinded Randomized Clinical Trial.

Injury . 2022 Feb;53(2):551-554.

Contributing Authors:
E Hazrati F Vosoughi M Chamanara H Teymourian

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Synopsis

Seventy six patients undergoing hip fracture surgery under general anesthesia were randomized to receive an intraoperative dexmedetomidine infusion (n=38) or placebo infusion (n=38). The outcomes of interest were blood loss and hemodynamic parameters. The dexmedetomidine group had significantly lower blood loss compared to the placebo group. No differences in hemodynamic parameters were observed b...

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