A Comparative Study of Effect of 0.25% Levobupivacaine with Dexmedetomidine versus 0.25% Levobupivacaine in Ultrasound-Guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block | Zendy

Lalitha Iyer | Zendy; Shreyas S. Bhat | Zendy; HN Nethra | Zendy; H N Vijayakumar | Zendy; K. Sudheesh | Zendy; Ramachandriah | Zendy

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A Comparative Study of Effect of 0.25% Levobupivacaine with Dexmedetomidine versus 0.25% Levobupivacaine in Ultrasound-Guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block

Author(s) -

Lalitha Iyer,

Shreyas S. Bhat,

HN Nethra,

H N Vijayakumar,

K. Sudheesh,

Ramachandriah

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

anesthesia essays and researches

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0259-1162

DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_145_21

Subject(s) - levobupivacaine , medicine , dexmedetomidine , anesthesia , brachial plexus , saline , brachial plexus block , surgery , bupivacaine , sedation

Dexmedetomidine, an α 2 -agonist, has been studied widely as an adjuvant to local anesthetics in regional anesthesia techniques to enhance the quality and duration of analgesia (DOA). It was hypothesized that addition of dexmedetomidine 0.5 ug.kg ‒1 to levobupivacaine would prolong the DOA.

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