Comparison of dexmedetomidine and clonidine as an adjuvant to ropivacaine for epidural anesthesia in lower abdominal and lower limb surgeries

Comparison of dexmedetomidine and clonidine as an adjuvant to ropivacaine for epidural anesthesia in lower abdominal and lower limb surgeries

Background: The quality and duration of analgesia is improved when a local anesthetic is combined with alpha 2 adrenergic agonist. Though, the effects of clonidine on local anesthetics have been extensively studied, there are limited studies demonstrating the effects of epidural dexmedetomidine on l...

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Main Authors: Sruthi Arunkumar, V R Hemanth Kumar, N Krishnaveni, M Ravishankar, Velraj Jaya, M Aruloli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Clonidine
dexmedetomidine
epidural
ropivacaine
Online Access:http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2015;volume=9;issue=4;spage=404;epage=408;aulast=Arunkumar

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