Open AccessEffect of clonidine and/or fentanyl in combination with intrathecal bupivacaine for lower limb surgery
Author(s) -
Ravanjit Singh,
Sandeep Kundra,
Shikha Gupta,
Anju Grewal,
Anurag Tewari
Publication year - 2015
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 - 10.4103/0970-9185.169069
Subject(s) - medicine , bupivacaine , anesthesia , fentanyl , clonidine , dermatome , saline , analgesic , intrathecal , surgery
Various adjuncts to local anesthetics have been used with the purpose of improving the quality of subarachnoid block. This randomized double-blind study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of adding clonidine to bupivacaine and bupivacaine-fentanyl combination.