JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA, vol.18, no.8, pp.589-593, 2006 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
Study Objective: To compare the sedative, anxiolytic, analgesic, hemodynamic, and respiratory effects of buccal dexmedetomidine with intramuscular (IM) dexmedetomidine for premedication in patients undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery during spinal anesthesia.