Journal article
Dexmedetomidine for craniotomy under general anesthesia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy and safety of dexmedetomidine as an adjunct to general anesthesia for craniotomy.
DESIGN: A meta-analysis after systematically searching PubMed, Medline, EMBASE, and Cochrane library for randomized trials (RCTs). Relative risk (RR) and weighted mean difference (WMD) were calculated using random-effects meta-analysis.
Authors
Wang L; Shen J; Ge L; Arango MF; Tang X; Moodie J; McConnell B; Cheng D; Martin J
Journal
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, Vol. 54, , pp. 114–125
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2019
DOI
10.1016/j.jclinane.2018.11.001
ISSN
0952-8180