The aim of this study was determination and comparison the effects of oral clonidine versus oral nifedipine on hemodynamic changes during laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia.
In design of the study, 60 patients who were scheduled for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia were enrolled.
The patients were divided into three equal groups randomly. Patients in the first group, received 150µg oral clonidine, in the second group, 10mg oral nifedipine and in the third group, they received vitamin C as a placebo. Method of general anesthesia was the same in the three groups.
The participants of the study were patients in ASA class I-II between the age range of 20 and 60 years old.
In the presence of patient refusal, systemic hypertension, congestive heart failure or aortic stenosis and also in the presence of positive history of antihypertensive, narcotic or sedative drugs consumption, patients were excluded from the study.
The aim of this study was determination and comparison the effects of oral clonidine versus oral nifedipine on hemodynamic changes during laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia. In design of the study, 60 patients who were scheduled for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia were enrolled. The patients were divided into three equal groups randomly. Patients in the first group, received 150µg oral clonidine, in the second group, 10mg oral nifedipine and in the third group, they received vitamin C as a placebo. Method of general anesthesia was the same in the three groups. The participants of the study were patients in ASA class I-II between the age range of 20 and 60 years old. In the presence of patient refusal, systemic hypertension, congestive heart failure or aortic stenosis and also in the presence of positive history of antihypertensive, narcotic or sedative drugs consumption, patients were excluded from the study. Heart rate, systolic, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressure were measured and recorded before induction of anesthesia, before surgical incision, before carbon dioxide insufflation and then every 5 minutes until 75 minutes.