Open AccessIntrathecal dextmedetomidine to reduce shoulder tip pain in laparoscopic cholecystectomies under spinal anesthesia
Author(s) -
Tarundeep Bhatia,
Jaideep Bhatia,
Joginder Pal Attri,
Sukhpreet Singh,
Ranjana Khetarpal
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.158010
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , medicine , anesthesia , bupivacaine , sedation , intrathecal , hemodynamics , motor block , surgery
General anesthesia as a technique for laparoscopic cholecystectomies has disadvantage in terms of the stress response, lack of postoperative analgesia and emesis. Regional anesthesia offers advantages over general anesthesia in terms of cost, postoperative analgesia, intact respiratory control mechanism and early ambulation. Shoulder tip pain remains the main concerns that can be alleviated by adding various adjuvants to local anesthetics.