Evaluation of analgesic and sedative effects of continuous infusion of dexmedetomidine by measuring somatosensory- and auditory-evoked potentials in the rat

A constant rate infusion of dexmedetomidine can be a valuable adjunct in the provision of sedation and/or analgesia. However, analgesia cannot be produced without sedation, and sedation is not necessarily accompanied by comparative degrees of analgesia.