Open AccessComparative study of two doses of intrathecal dexmedetomidine as adjuvant with low dose hyperbaric bupivacaine in ambulatory perianal surgeries: A prospective randomised controlled study
Author(s) -
K. Sudheesh,
RS Raghavendra Rao,
M Kavya,
J Aarthi,
D Devika Rani,
SS Nethra
Publication year - 2015
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 - 10.4103/0019-5049.167485
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , dexmedetomidine , bupivacaine , urinary retention , ambulatory , urination , motor block , adverse effect , intrathecal , adjuvant , surgery , sedation , urinary system
Dexmedetomidine (DMT), as intrathecal adjuvant has been shown to successfully prolong duration of analgesia but delay the motor recovery. Hence, this study was designed to find out the dose of DMT which can provide satisfactory analgesia without prolonging motor block.