Effects of Opioid-based and Opioid-free Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Elective Laparoscopic Surgeries
This study concluded that opioid-free anesthesia using dexmedetomidine is better than opioid-based anesthesia using fentanyl for patients undergoing elective laparoscopic surgeries due to better perioperative hemodynamic stability, deeper sedation, and lesser adverse effects postoperatively.
Authors
- K. G. Shivakumar
- Girish Bandigowdanahalli Kumararadhya
- Abhilash Chennabasappa
- Akshay Hiryur Manjunatha Swamy
- S R Umesh
- G. Sneka
Institutions
- JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (IN)
- Apollo Hospitals (IN)
- JSS Medical College and Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of African Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/aam.aam_137_24
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00