Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
[Effects of intravenous midazolam, fentanyl or ketamine on pain relief during performance of epidural anesthesia].
Performing epidural anesthesia is accompanied by pain. The aim of this study is to examine whether intravenous administration of a sedative, an opioid, or an anesthetic eliminates pain score during the epidural procedure. ⋯ The findings obtained from this study suggest that the analgesic action of the drug is not essential to the pain relief and the anxiolytic action is important for the epidural procedure.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
[Effect of dexmedetomidine on anesthetic requirements in cardiovascular surgery].
An anesthetic-sparing effect of dexmedetomidine has been shown in several studies. We investigated the effect of dexmedetomidine on anesthetic requirements in 24 patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery. ⋯ The combined use of dexmedetomidine decreases anesthetic requirements in cardiovascular surgery.