Effects of dexmedetomidine on the anterograde amnesia in patients with different ages
Abstract：Objective To study the effects of dexmedetomidine on the anterograde amnesia in patients with different ages.Methods One hundred and twenty ASAⅠ~Ⅱpatients, age from 18 years to 84 years, 73 cases of male and 47 cases of female , who were dministered spinal-epidural anesthesia combined with dexmedetomidine and performed operation on hypogastrium ( except for caesarean section ) .All patients were randomly divided into four groups:group A, group B, group C and group D.Dexmedetomidine(1μg/kg) was infused intravenously for 10 min and the maintenance dose was 0.2 μg? kg-1? h-1 .The anterograde amnesia degree of dexmedetomidine was as-sessed 24 h after the operation .Results There was no significant difference in the anterograde amnesia of dexmedeto -midine between group A and group B ( P>0.05 ) , while there were significant differences in group C and group D compared with both group A and group B ( P<0.05 ) .Conclusion Anterograde amnesia occurs after using dexme-detomidine in elderly patients and with aging , the anterograde amnesia becomes more severe .
Keywords：DexmedetomidineAnterograde amnesiaSpinal-epidural anesthesiaAge
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 726-728 )