ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2020
Dexmedetomidine in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocols for Postoperative Pain.
Review in Current pain and headache reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 106 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
106 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 224 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and safety of dexmedetomidine in orthognathic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Dexmedetomidine for opioid-sparing postoperative analgesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Pooled it
- Comparison of non-intubated and intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for perioperative complications-a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of perioperative dexmedetomidine on recovery of postoperative gastrointestinal function in patients with general anesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Pooled it
- The effect of dexmedetomidine on postoperative wound healing in neurosurgical patients: A meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2024Pooled it
- Dexmedetomidine with different concentrations added to local anesthetics in erector spinae plane block: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Pharmacological interventions for preventing opioid-induced hyperalgesia in adults after opioid-based anesthesia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Effects of varying-dose dexmedetomidine-assisted anesthesia on postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing radical mastectomy for breast cancer: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of medical research · 2025Trial
- Comparison of remimazolam and dexmedetomidine for conscious sedation in elderly patients undergoing dental implant surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2025Trial
- Dexmedetomidine for Analgesia in Nonintubated Patients With Traumatic Rib Fractures: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA surgery · 2025Trial
- Effect of intravenous different drugs on the prevention of restlessness during recovery period of pediatric laparoscopic surgery: a randomized control trial.Journal of anesthesia · 2025Trial
- Low-Dose Dexmedetomidine Attenuates the Dose Requirement of Propofol for Suppression of Body Movement in Patients Undergoing Operative Hysteroscopy.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025Trial
- Effect of Nebulized Dexmedetomidine on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Female Patients Undergoing Radical Thoracoscopic Lung Cancer Resection: A Single-Center Randomized Controlled Trial.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025Trial
- The Effect of Depth of Anesthesia on Postoperative Pain in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Obesity surgery · 2024Trial
- Addition of Dexmedetomidine to the Anesthesia Regimen Attenuates Pain and Improves Early Recovery After Esophageal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Drug design, development and therapy · 2024Trial
- Effect of different modes of administration of dexmedetomidine on the quality of recovery in ambulatory thyroidectomy: a randomized, controlled trial.The Journal of international medical research · 2023Trial
- Clinical observation of dexmedetomidine nasal spray in the treatment of sleep disorders on the first night after undergoing maxillofacial surgery: a single-center double-blind randomized controlled study.Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences : a publication of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Societe canadienne des sciences pharmaceutiques · 2023Trial
- Dexmedetomidine premedication increases preoperative sedation and inhibits stress induced by tracheal intubation in adult: a prospective randomized double-blind clinical study.BMC anesthesiology · 2022Trial
- Effect of Preventive Analgesia with Nalbuphine and Dexmedetomidine in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.Pain research & management · 2022Trial
46 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
purpose of reviewEffective acute pain management has evolved considerably in recent years and is a primary area of focus in attempts to defend against the opioid epidemic. Persistent postsurgical pain (PPP) has an incidence of up to 30-50% and has negative outcome of quality of life and negative burden on individuals, family, and society. The 2016 American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) guidelines states that enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) forms an integral part of Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) and is now recommended to use a multimodal opioid-sparing approach for management of postoperative pain. As such, dexmedetomidine is now being used as part of ERAS protocols along with regional nerve blocks and other medications, to create a satisfactory postoperative outcome with reduced opioid consumption in the Post anesthesia care unit (PACU). RECENT
findingsDexmedetomidine, a selective alpha
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