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SUBMITTER: Zhou W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6545214 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhou Wei W Zhang Dongsheng D Tian Shunping S Yang Yang Y Xing Zhi Z Ma Rongrong R Zhou Tianqi T Bao Tianxiu T Sun Jianhong J Zhang Zhuan Z
BMC anesthesiology 20190601 1
<h4>Background</h4>To investigate the optimal dose of pretreated-dexmedetomidine in fentanyl-induced cough (FIC) suppression.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients of 180 undergoing elective surgery with general anesthesia, aged 18-65 years, BMI 18.5-30 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, ASA I or II, were equally randomized into four groups (n = 45) to receive intravenous pretreatment of dexmedetomidine with 0 (group 1), 0.3 (group 2), 0.6 (group 3) and 0.9 (group 4) mcg/kg over 10 mins, respectively. After the pretreatment, ...[more]