The clinical respiratory journal
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of dexmedetomidine and sufentanil for conscious sedation in patients undergoing awake fibreoptic nasotracheal intubation: a prospective, randomised and controlled clinical trial.
Fibreoptic intubation is a valuable technique for difficult airway management in which conscious sedation is paramount. ⋯ DEX provides better nasotracheal intubation conditions, improves patients' tolerance to intubation and leads to lower occurrence of hypertension, respiratory depression and throat pain and post-surgical memory score for sedation during awake fibreoptic nasotracheal intubation.