Association of clonidine and ropivacaine in brachial plexus block for shoulder arthroscopy

Abstract Background and objectives: Arthroscopy for shoulder disorders is associated with severe and difficult to control pain, postoperatively. The addition of clonidine to local anesthetics for peripheral nerve block has become increasingly common, thanks to the potential ability of this drug to...

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Main Authors: Raphael Faria-Silva, Daniel Câmara de Rezende, Juarez Mundim Ribeiro, Telmo Heleno Gomes, Braulio Antônio Maciel Faria Mota Oliveira, Fábio Maciel R. Pereira, Ildeu Afonso de Almeida Filho, Antônio Enéas Rangel de Carvalho Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia 2016-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942016000400335&lng=en&tlng=en