A sequential allocation study to determine the ED50 of Dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to lidocaine intravenous regional anesthesia
Abstract Background Intravenous regional anesthesia is an easy and reliable anesthetic technique, but its use is limited by tourniquet pain. Clonidine is effective in overcoming this shortcoming when used with intravenous regional anesthesia at a dose of 1 μg/kg. Dexmedetomidine has also been used s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-05-01
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Series: | BMC Anesthesiology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-022-01702-9 |