Intraoperative Infusion of Dexmedetomidine and Recovery Quality after ENT, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeries

Abstract

Agitation is a state of uneasiness, anxiety, mental distress and irritability. We explored the impact of intraoperative infusion of dexmedetomidine on anxiety in young patients. The study conducted with 130 patients, belonging to ASA physical status I or II, between the age of 18 to 58 years, undergoing elective ENT and oral and maxillofacial surgeries were randomly selected. Dexmedetomidine a novel anaesthetic agent which is suitable for pre anaesthetic anxiolysis and sedation as well as intra and post-operative analgesia. The maintenance of intraoperative infusion dexmedetomidine (0.4mcg/kg/hour) till extubation, produced oleaginous and haemodynamically stable parameters in the intraoperative period and at the time of extubation.
Dexmedetomidine infusion also diminished the emergence agitation without any complications after ENT and OMFS surgeries in the immediate post-operative period.