Research Article

Sedation and Regional Anesthesia for Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease

Table 3

The doses of the sedatives, local anesthetics, and hypotensive agents.

Mean (SD)

Dexmedetomidine25
 Loading dose (µg kg−1)62.14 (9.89)
 Infusion rate (µg kg−1 h−1)0.26 (0.21)
 Total dose (µg)154.78 (64.65)
Propofol
 Dose (mg kg−1)251.68 (0.84)
 Total dose (mg)117.72 (59.11)
Midazolam
 Total dose (mg)42 (0.5)
Fentanyl
 Total dose (µg)10100 (0.25)
Bupivacaine
 Total dose (mg)2589.75 (20.89)
Lidocaine
 Total dose (mg)290 (70.7)
Esmolol
 Infusion (mg kg−1 min−1)40.05 (0.01)
Nitroglycerine
 Infusion (µg kg−1 h−1)20.1 (0.1)

Values are mean (standard deviation).