Open AccessA comparative study of effect of 0.25% levobupivacaine with dexmedetomidine versus 0.25% levobupivacaine in ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block
Author(s) -
Lakshmi Iyer,
Shreyas S Bhat,
H N Nethra,
H N Vijayakumar,
K. Sudheesh,
Ramachandriah
Publication year - 2021
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_145_21
Subject(s) - levobupivacaine , medicine , dexmedetomidine , anesthesia , brachial plexus , saline , blockade , brachial plexus block , bupivacaine , surgery , sedation , receptor
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.