Open AccessAddition of dexmedetomidine to ropivacaine in subcostal transversus abdominis plane block potentiates postoperative analgesia among laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients: A prospective randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
B Sarvesh,
B T Shivaramu,
Kanchan Sharma,
Amit Agarwal
Publication year - 2018
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_141_18
Subject(s) - medicine , ropivacaine , dexmedetomidine , anesthesia , analgesic , context (archaeology) , randomized controlled trial , cholecystectomy , morphine , opioid , surgery , sedation , paleontology , receptor , biology
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is associated with moderate intensity postoperative pain especially in the early postoperative period. Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block has been shown to reduce pain scores and analgesic requirements after abdominal surgery.