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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 5 | Page : 418-423 |
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Intravenous clonidine as a part of balanced anaesthesia for controlled hypotension in functional endoscopic sinus surgery: A randomised controled trial
Meghna Jiwanmall1, Anita Shirley Joselyn1, Subramani Kandasamy2
1 Department of Anaesthesia, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Meghna Jiwanmall
Department of Anaesthesia, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore - 632 002, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ija.IJA_58_17
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Background and Aims: Controlled hypotension with balanced anaesthesia minimises blood loss. This study was done to evaluate the effectiveness of intravenous clonidine as a single bolus dose to establish controlled hypotension during functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS). Methods: This randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was done in a tertiary hospital in India. Sixty American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I and II patients (18–65 years) undergoing FESS were randomly allocated to one of the two groups. Placebo group (group A, n = 30) received sterile water whereas the clonidine group (group B, n = 30) received 3μg/kg of clonidine intravenously, 30 min prior to induction of anaesthesia. The primary outcome was to achieve a target mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) of 55–65 mmHg intraoperatively. The secondary outcomes measured were requirement of additional fentanyl and metoprolol, intra-operative blood loss, surgeon's opinion on the surgical field, pain, sedation score and complications requiring treatment. Results: Target MAP was easily achieved in clonidine group as against the placebo group (P < 0.001). Significant reduction in intra-operative blood loss (P = 0.0449), a better surgical site scoring (P = 0.02), less requirement of additional hypotensive drugs and good analgesia (P = 0.01) were seen in clonidine group. The complication rates were similar in both the groups. Conclusion: Clonidine is effective in achieving controlled hypotension in patients undergoing FESS. It reduces intra-operative blood loss, requirement of additional hypotensive drugs, improves the surgical field and offers good analgesia without significant side effects. |
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