Conscious Sedation with Dexmedetomidine in Awake Surgery

Roberto Altieri^1*, Francesco Zenga¹, Antonio Melcarne¹, Carola Junemann¹, Emanuela Faccoli², Alessandro Rivera², Sante Atlante², Andrea Lavorato¹, Giuseppe Palmieri¹, Massimiliano Minardi¹, Fabio Cofano¹, Alessandro Ducati¹, Diego Garbossa¹ and Riccardo Savastano³

¹Department of Neuroscience, Neurosurgical Unit, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

²Department of Intensive Care Unit, Unit of Anesthesiology, Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy

³AOU San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona, Salerno, Italy

^*Corresponding Author: Roberto Altieri, Department of Neuroscience, Neurosurgical Unit, University of Turin, Turin, Italy, Tel: +39 3335740036 Email: