Suvi Tiainen
 MD, Anesthesiologist
suvi.m.seppanen@utu.fi  | 
anesthesiology, pain management
Currently researching use of intranasal dexmedetomidine for ortopedic patients.
- Effects of intranasal dexmedetomidine premedication on hemodynamics, oxygenation and bleeding in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty under spinal anesthesia - a secondary analysis of a prospective, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial (TKADEX)  (2025)  
- Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
 
 - Intranasal dexmedetomidine in perioperative orthopedic anesthesia: Pharmacodynamic and harmacokinetic studies in adult patients  (2025)   Tiainen, Suvi 
 - Premedication with intranasal dexmedetomidine in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty under spinal anaesthesia (TKADEX)—a prospective, double-blinded, randomised controlled trial  (2025)  
- BJA Open
 
 - Absorption pharmacokinetics and feasibility of intranasal dexmedetomidine in patients under general anaesthesia  (2024)  
- Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
 
 - A case report of an accidental iatrogenic dexmedetomidine overdose in an adult  (2024)  
- International journal of emergency medicine
 
 - Feasibility of Intranasal Dexmedetomidine in Treatment of Postoperative Restlessness, Agitation, and Pain in Geriatric Orthopedic Patients  (2021)  
- Drugs and Aging
 
 - Intranasal Dexmedetomidine Reduces Postoperative Opioid Requirement in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty Under General Anesthesia  (2021)  
- Journal of Arthroplasty