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Patients in the dexmedetomidine group received 0.5 μg/kg of dexmedetomidine for 15 minutes, then 0.2 μg/kg of dexmedetomidine per hour through a continuous pump until 30 minutes before the end of surgery. Patients in the control group received equivalent volumes of normal saline following the same protocol.
