Intraoperative dexmedetomidine attenuates stress responses in patients undergoing major spine surgery.

CONCLUSIONS: Intraoperative dexmedetomidine administration reduced stress hormone release and maintained the balance of the autonomic nervous system. Dexmedetomidine could attenuate surgical stress response without untoward hemodynamic adverse events. PMID: 30226342 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Minerva Anestesiologica - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Minerva Anestesiol Source Type: research