Open AccessEfficacy and safety of dexmedetomidine as an additive to local anesthetics in peribulbar block for cataract surgery
Author(s) -
ShivakumarM Channabasappa,
VijayaR Shetty,
S Dharmappa,
Jahanabi Sarma
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
anesthesia essays and researches
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.113987
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , medicine , anesthesia , cataract surgery , block (permutation group theory) , surgery , sedation , geometry , mathematics
We evaluated the effect of adding dexmedetomidine to lidocaine and bupivacaine for peribulbar block in two different doses. The primary endpoints were the onset and duration of corneal anesthesia, globe akinesia, and duration of analgesia.
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