Open AccessDexmedetomidine prolongs the effect of bupivacaine in supraclavicular brachial plexus block
Author(s) -
Sandhya Agarwal,
R. Aggarwal,
Praveen Gupta
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.125701
Subject(s) - medicine , dexmedetomidine , bupivacaine , anesthesia , brachial plexus , sedation
We compared the effects of adding dexmedetomidine to a 30 ml solution of 0.325% bupivacaine in supraclavicular brachial plexus block. Onset and duration of sensory and motor block along with the duration of analgesia were the primary endpoints.