Open AccessIntraoperative conditions and quality of postoperative analgesia after adding dexmedetomidine to epidural bupivacaine and fentanyl in elective cesarean section using combined spinal-epidural anesthesia
Author(s) -
Samy Hanoura,
Rabei Hassanin,
Rajvir Singh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.118947
Subject(s) - medicine , dexmedetomidine , anesthesia , fentanyl , bupivacaine , bradycardia , sedation , apgar score , shivering , vomiting , nausea , analgesic , incidence (geometry) , surgery , pregnancy , heart rate , gestational age , blood pressure , genetics , biology , radiology , physics , optics
This study was designed to evaluate the effect of adding dexmedetomidine to regular mixture of epidural drugs for pregnant women undergoing elective cesarean section with special emphasis on their sedative properties, ability to improve quality of intraoperative, postoperative analgesia, and neonatal outcome.