Comparative evaluation of dexmedetomidine and clonidine with low dose ropivacaine in cervical epidural anesthesia for modified radical mastectomy: A prospective randomized, double-blind study | Zendy

ShivakumarM Channabasappa | Zendy; GopinathH Venkatarao | Zendy; Shobha Girish | Zendy; NandakishoreK Lahoti | Zendy

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Comparative evaluation of dexmedetomidine and clonidine with low dose ropivacaine in cervical epidural anesthesia for modified radical mastectomy: A prospective randomized, double-blind study

Author(s) -

ShivakumarM Channabasappa,

GopinathH Venkatarao,

Shobha Girish,

NandakishoreK Lahoti

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

anesthesia essays and researches

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0259-1162

DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.167844

Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , ropivacaine , clonidine , medicine , anesthesia , modified radical mastectomy , randomized controlled trial , prospective cohort study , mastectomy , surgery , sedation , breast cancer , cancer

Alpha-2 adrenergic agonists clonidine and dexmedetomidine, are well known to produce analgesia through an opioid independent mechanism. Alpha-2 agonists are used as an adjuvant to local anesthetic agents to extend the duration of spinal, epidural and brachial plexus blocks.

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