Publications by authors named "Ilse M Tigre de Arruda Leitao"

Background And Objectives: Dexmedetomidine has been used for sedation and as coadjuvant drug in general anesthesia. This study aimed at evaluating cardiovascular and sympathetic-adrenal responses to tracheal intubation and pneumoperitoneum inflation with dexmedetomidine, as compared to remifentanil during anesthesia with sevoflurane for videolaparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Methods: Forty two physical status ASA I or II patients, aged 25 to 55 years, were randomly distributed in two groups: GI and GII.

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