Comparison of dexamethasone and clonidine as an adjuvant to 1.5% lignocaine with adrenaline in infraclavicular brachial plexus block for upper limb surgeries

Comparison of dexamethasone and clonidine as an adjuvant to 1.5% lignocaine with adrenaline in infraclavicular brachial plexus block for upper limb surgeries

Background and Aims: The role of clonidine as an adjuvant to regional blocks to hasten the onset of the local anesthetics or prolong their duration of action is proven. The efficacy of dexamethasone compared to clonidine as an adjuvant is not known. We aimed to compare the efficacy of dexamethasone...

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Main Authors: Dipal Mahendra Shah, Mahesh Arora, Anjan Trikha, Ganga Prasad, Rani Sunder, Prakash Kotwal, Preet Mohinder Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
Subjects:
Clonidine
dexamethasone
regional anesthesia
Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2015;volume=31;issue=3;spage=354;epage=359;aulast=Shah

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