Postoperative satisfaction following lumbar spinal fusion surgery: patient expectation versus actuality
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Background: Controlling the hemodynamic situation of patients who have spinal operation is of prime importance, and maintaining the heart rate and blood pressure in normal or low- normal levels in these patients can reduce their bleeding loss. One of the commonly used drugs for this purpose is remifentanil. Another sedative-hypnotic-analgesic drug, with acceptable effects is dexmedetomidine. ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1547-5654
DOI: 10.3171/2019.5.spine19213