Open AccessClonidine as an adjuvant in axillary brachial plexus block for below elbow orthopedic surgeries: A comparison between local and systemic administration
Author(s) -
Sumanta Ghoshmaulik,
Bikash Bisui,
Debasish Saha,
Sarbari Swaika,
A. K. Ghosh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.108307
Subject(s) - medicine , clonidine , anesthesia , sedation , bupivacaine , blood pressure , brachial plexus block , brachial plexus , orthopedic surgery , hemodynamics , saline , heart rate , elbow , surgery
Axillary brachial plexus block for below elbow orthopedic surgery provides a safe and low-cost technique with the advantage of prolonged postoperative analgesia. Clonidine, with selective partial agonist activity on α2 adrenergic receptors, has significantly demonstrated its role in this regard as an adjuvant to local anesthetics. The current study compares the locally administered clonidine with systemically administered control group in terms of onset and duration of sensory block, motor block, and analgesia; hemodynamic variability; sedation; and other side effect profile.