Open AccessEffect of clonidine as adjuvant in bupivacaine-induced supraclavicular brachial plexus block: A randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Susmita Chakraborty,
Jayanta Chakrabarti,
Mohanchandra Mandal,
Avijit Hazra,
Sushmita Das
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.64498
Subject(s) - medicine , bupivacaine , anesthesia , clonidine , sedation , brachial plexus block , brachial plexus , analgesic , placebo , randomized controlled trial , saline , adjuvant , local anesthetic , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Clonidine has been used as adjuvant to local anesthetics in order to extend the duration of analgesia in various regional and central neuraxial blocks. It is previously reported that clonidine added to bupivacaine increases analgesia duration in brachial plexus block. We evaluated the effect of this combination in supraclavicular brachial plexus block for upper limb orthopedic procedures.