DEXmedetomidine for Postoperative Analgesia and Delirium Prevention After NEUROsurgery (DEX-NEURO Trial)

There are several similar studies been conducted in the literature search. However, the majority of the studies focus on the intensive care unit patient or non-neurosurgery patients. It is believed that intravenous dexmedetomidine can reduce the postoperative pain score with lesser need for rescue analgesia and morphine consumption to facilitate postoperative neurological assessment.