Open AccessEffects of perineural administration of dexmedetomidine in combination with bupivacaine in a femoral-sciatic nerve block
Author(s) -
Safaa M Helal,
Ashraf M. Eskandr,
Khaled M Gaballah,
Ihab S Gaarour
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.169469
Subject(s) - medicine , dexmedetomidine , femoral nerve block , bupivacaine , anesthesia , femoral nerve , sciatic nerve , block (permutation group theory) , nerve block , surgery , sedation , geometry , mathematics
Perineural administration of dexmedetomidine, a α2-adrenoceptor agonist, prolongs the duration of analgesia. We hypothesized that adding dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine would prolong postoperative analgesia after below knee surgery.