COMPARISON OF TWO DEXMEDETOMIDINE MAINTENANCE-INFUSION DOSES FOR EMERGENCE AGITATION AND QUALITY OF RECOVERY AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY: A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND CONTROLLED TRIAL
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare dexmedetomidine maintenance infusions of 0.3 μg/kg/h and 0.5 μg/kg/h for preventing emergence agitation and improving post-operative quality of recovery after elective laparoscopic surgery. Methods: This randomized, double-blind, parallel-group trial included 132 adu...