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SUBMITTER: Andjelkovic L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6300946 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Andjelković Lea L Novak-Jankovič Vesna V Požar-Lukanovič Neva N Bosnić Zoran Z Spindler-Vesel Alenka A
The Journal of international medical research 20180913 12
<h4>Objective</h4>The consumption of opioid analgesics could be reduced by the use of analgesics with different mechanisms of action. We investigated whether additional treatment with dexmedetomidine or lidocaine could reduce opioid consumption.<h4>Methods</h4>We randomized 59 study participants into three groups and examined: (i) fentanyl consumption, (ii) consumption of piritramide, and (iii) cognitive function and neuropathic pain. The control group received continuous propofol infusion and f ...[more]