Open AccessSafety and analgesic efficacy of intravenous dexmedetomidine in arthroscopic knee surgery
Author(s) -
Riddhi Kundu,
Maya Dehran,
Chandralekha,
Anjan Trikha,
Hira Lal Nag
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 - 10.4103/0259-1162.161820
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , medicine , analgesic , knee surgery , anesthesia , surgery , osteoarthritis , sedation , alternative medicine , pathology
Dexmedetomidine, a highly selective alpha-2 agonist has been used as an adjuvant analgesic in vascular, bariatric, and thoracic surgery. We assessed the efficacy of intravenous dexmedetomidine as an analgesic adjunct to local anesthetic infiltration for control of postoperative pain in arthroscopic knee surgery.