COMPARISON OF DEXMEDETOMIDINE AND FENTANYL-MIDAZOLAM FOR TYMPANOPLASTY UNDER MONITORED ANAESTHESIA CARE

Tympanoplasty surgery can be done under local anaesthesia plus sedation. Materials and Methods: 60 patients undergoing tympanoplasty under local anaesthesia randomly received either IVdexmedetomidine 1 mcg/ kg over 10 min followed by 0.3-0.5mcg/ kg/hour infusion (Group D) or IV midazolam 0.015-0.03 mg/ kg plus IVfentanyl 2mcg/ kg slowly (Group MF).