Open AccessEffect of addition of dexmedetomidine to ropivacaine 0.2% for femoral nerve block in patients undergoing unilateral total knee replacement: A randomised double-blind study
Author(s) -
Bindu Sharma,
Sunny Rupal,
Aditi Swami,
Sneh Lata
Publication year - 2016
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 - 10.4103/0019-5049.183392
Subject(s) - medicine , ropivacaine , femoral nerve block , dexmedetomidine , anesthesia , femoral nerve , total knee arthroplasty , total knee replacement , arthroplasty , double blind , block (permutation group theory) , nerve block , surgery , sedation , alternative medicine , geometry , mathematics , pathology , placebo
Total knee replacement (TKR) patients experience considerable post-operative pain. We evaluated whether addition of perineural dexmedetomidine to ropivacaine 0.2% in the femoral nerve block would enhance post-operative analgesia in patients undergoing unilateral TKR under spinal anaesthesia.