Open AccessComparison of the analgesic efficacy of a single dose of epidural dexmedetomidine versus fentanyl as an adjuvant to bupivacaine in abdominal surgery
Author(s) -
Durga Prasad Sekhar,
Lakshmi Kumar,
Rajesh Kesavan,
Shyamsundar Purushottaman,
Zubair Mohammed,
Sunil Rajan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_102_19
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , fentanyl , bupivacaine , medicine , analgesic , anesthesia , adjuvant , abdominal surgery , surgery , sedation
Fentanyl as an epidural additive act on spinal opioid receptors, while dexmedetomidine has selective alpha-2 receptor agonist action enhancing analgesic effects.