Open AccessComparison of clonidine and dexmedetomidine as adjuncts to intravenous regional anaesthesia
Author(s) -
Shalini Sardesai,
Kalyani Nilesh Patil,
Adnanali Sarkar
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 - 10.4103/0019-5049.170034
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , clonidine , medicine , tourniquet , anesthesia , fentanyl , intravenous regional anesthesia , sedation , visual analogue scale
Intravenous regional anaesthesia (IVRA) provides reliable and rapid analgesia with good muscular relaxation of the extremity distal to the tourniquet, but tourniquet pain and absence of post-operative analgesia are major drawbacks. α2 agonists, clonidine and dexmedetomidine are known to potentiate peripheral nerve blocks. The aim of this study was to compare clonidine and dexmedetomidine as adjuvants to IVRA with respect to block characteristics, tourniquet pain and post-operative analgesia.