Effect of oral clonidine premedication on PR interval in patients undergoing rhinoplasty and functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS)
Riffat Saeed,
Zia Us Salman Qazi,
Syed Mehmood Ali Shah
et al.
Abstract:Background & Objective: Clonidine, an alpha-2-agonist, plays a pivotal role in mitigating the sympathetic response during general anesthesia, thereby enhancing intraoperative hemodynamic stability. Despite its recognized benefits, reports of adverse cardiopulmonary effects have surfaced. This study investigates the impact of oral clonidine administered as premedication on patients undergoing rhinoplasty or Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS), with a focus on assessing alterations in the PR interval … Show more
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