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Trial reportBritish journal of clinical pharmacology2021

Effects of dexmedetomidine on the function of distal organs and oxidative stress after lower limb ischaemia-reperfusion in elderly patients undergoing unilateral knee arthroplasty.

Sunshan Lu, Xingtong Chen, Qian Chen, Zhen Cahilog, Lili Hu, Yan Chen, Jian Cao, Jiaolin Ning, Bin Yi, Kaizhi Lu and 1 more

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Trial report in British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sunshan LuDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing, China.
Xingtong ChenDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0581-6087
Qian ChenDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6516-8275
Zhen CahilogDivision of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, UK.
Lili HuDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing, China.
Yan ChenDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing, China.
Jian CaoDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing, China.
Jiaolin NingDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing, China.
Bin YiDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing, China.
Kaizhi LuDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing, China.
Jianteng GuDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), 30 Gaotanyan Road, Chongqing, China.
Army Medical University · CNChelsea and Westminster Hospital · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsThis study aims to evaluate the effects of dexmedetomidine on organ function, inflammation response, and oxidative stress in elderly patients following iatrogenic lower limb ischaemia-reperfusion (IR) during unilateral total knee arthroplasty.

methodsFollowing unilateral total knee arthroplasty, 54 elderly patients were randomized to receive either intraoperative intravenous injection of dexmedetomidine (n = 27) or equivalent volume of 0.9% saline (n = 27). Blood samples were harvested at 5 minutes before lower limb tourniquet release (baseline); and 1, 6 and 24 hours after tourniquet release. Surrogate markers of cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic and renal function, oxidative stress, inflammatory response, along with parasympathetic and sympathetic activity were recorded and analysed.

resultsThe levels of blood xanthine oxidase, creatine kinase, lactic acid and respiratory index increased in patients following tourniquet-induced lower limb IR injury. Dexmedetomidine administration decreased the respiratory index (P = .014, P = .01, and P = .043) and the norepinephrine level (P < .001) at 1, 6 and 24 hours; and decreased the xanthine oxidase level (P = .049, P < .001) at 6 and 24 hours after tourniquet release compared with the Control group. Other measurements, including creatine kinase isoenzyme, lactate dehydrogenase, creatinine, urea nitrogen, glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase, glutamic-pyruvic transaminase, malondialdehyde, interleukin-1, interleukin-6 and tumour necrosis factor-α, were not statistically significantly different between the 2 groups.

conclusionsIntraoperative dexmedetomidine administration in elderly patients dampens the deterioration in respiratory function and suppresses the oxidative stress response in elderly patients following iatrogenic lower limb IR injury.

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, KneeDexmedetomidineReperfusion InjuryAgedHumansIschemiaOxidative StressReperfusionDexmedetomidinedexmedetomidineelderly patientsiatrogenic ischaemia-reperfusionoxidative stress

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