Gac Med Mex
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Randomized Controlled Trial
[Dexmedetomidine as preventive postoperative analgesia in inguinal hernioplasty].
Preemptive analgesia, is obtained via aspartate antagonists and glutamate, neurotransmitters released during tissular injury. Objective Asses preemptive analgesia with dexmedetomidine and consumption of a postanesthesia analgesic. ⋯ Intravenous dexmedetomidine administered prior to anesthesia decreases pain intensity and consumption of postoperative analgesia.