Open AccessEvaluation of low-dose dexmedetomidine and neostigmine with bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia in orthopedic surgeries: A prospective randomized double-blind study
Author(s) -
Arjun D. Sharma,
Naresh J Kumar,
Mohammad Azharuddin,
Lalith Mohan,
Gopinath Ramachandran
Publication year - 2016
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 - 10.4103/0970-9185.173355
Subject(s) - medicine , dexmedetomidine , neostigmine , bupivacaine , anesthesia , orthopedic surgery , double blind , double blind study , randomized controlled trial , surgery , sedation , alternative medicine , pathology , placebo
Neuraxial adjuants to local anesthetics is an effective technique of improving the quality and duration of postoperative analgesia. The safety and efficacy of drugs like dexmedetomidine and neostigmine as epidural medications have been sparsely investigated.