Open AccessClonidine as an adjunct to intravenous regional anesthesia: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled dose ranging study
Author(s) -
Clarence S Ivie,
Christopher M. Viscomi,
David C. Adams,
Alexander F. Friend,
Todd R Murphy,
Colleen Parker
Publication year - 2011
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 - 10.4103/0970-9185.83674
Subject(s) - medicine , intravenous regional anesthesia , clonidine , anesthesia , lidocaine , fentanyl , placebo , dose ranging study , sedation , analgesic , randomized controlled trial , surgery , double blind , pathology , alternative medicine
The addition of clonidine to lidocaine intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) has been previously reported to improve postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing upper extremity surgery. Our objective was to perform a dose ranging study in order to determine the optimal dose of clonidine used with lidocaine in IVRA. DESIGN #ENTITYSTARTX00026;