Open AccessEfficacy of clonidine as an adjuvant to ropivacaine in supraclavicular brachial plexus block: A prospective study
Author(s) -
Qazi Ehsan Ali,
L Manjunatha,
Syed Hussain Amir,
Shaista Jamil,
Abdul Quadir
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.147150
Subject(s) - ropivacaine , medicine , clonidine , brachial plexus block , anesthesia , bupivacaine , brachial plexus , blockade , saline , surgery , receptor
Bupivacaine has been the most frequently used local anaesthetic in brachial plexus block, but ropivacaine has also been successfully tried in the recent past. It is less cardiotoxic, less arrhythmogenic, less toxic to the central nervous system than bupivacaine, and it has intrinsic vasoconstrictor property. The effects of clonidine have been studied in peripheral nerve blockade. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of clonidine on nerve blockade during brachial plexus block with ropivacaine using peripheral nerve stimulator.