ArticleCritical care research and practice2018
Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine versus Ketofol for Sedation of Postoperative Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Article in Critical care research and practice, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Efficacy and safety of dexmedetomidine versus midazolam for sedation in mechanically ventilated pediatric patients: a randomized clinical trial.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2026Article
- Ketamine-propofol (ketofol) in procedural sedation: a narrative review.Journal of dental anesthesia and pain medicine · 2023Review
- Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Immune Cells: A Narrative Review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Review
- Effect of dexmedetomidine combined with lumbar anesthesia on Th1/Th2 in maternal patients and neonates undergoing caesarean section.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
Patients with sleep apnea are prone to postoperative respiratory complications, requiring restriction of sedatives during perioperative care. We performed a prospective randomized study on 24 patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who underwent elective surgery under general anesthesia. The patients were equally divided into two groups:
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