Dexmedetomidine Enhancing the Recovery After Cardiac Surgery

Dexmedetomidine (DXM) loading dose of 0.6 µg/kg followed by DXM infusion given at a rate of 0.4 ml/kg/h and was provided as 0.15 µg/kg/h for 24-h PO.

A bolus of fentanyl 5 µg/kg followed by an intraoperative (IO) fentanyl infusion of 3-5 µg/kg/h that was continued as PO analgesia for 24 hours in a dose of 0.3 µg/kg/h.

Lidocaine (LID) loading dose (1 mg/kg) followed by a continuous infusion till 24 h PO as 1.5 mg/kg/h.