Open AccessEfficacy of dexmedetomidine with ropivacaine in supraclavicular brachial plexus block for upper limb surgeries
Author(s) -
Jithendra Chinnappa,
Shivakumar Shivanna,
Vinayak Seenappa Pujari,
Tejesh C Anandaswamy
Publication year - 2017
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 - 10.4103/0970-9185.202196
Subject(s) - medicine , ropivacaine , anesthesia , brachial plexus block , dexmedetomidine , brachial plexus , american society of anesthesiologists , upper limb , saline , nerve block , surgery , sedation
The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of addition of dexmedetomidine on the duration of analgesia in patients undergoing upper limb surgeries under supraclavicular brachial plexus block.