Open AccessComparison of levobupivacaine and levobupivacaine with dexmedetomidine in infraumbilical surgeries under spinal anesthesia
Author(s) -
Amar Parkash Kataria,
Vishal Jarewal,
Rajan Kumar,
Ankush Kashyap
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_227_17
Subject(s) - levobupivacaine , dexmedetomidine , medicine , anesthesia , saline , hemodynamics , spinal anesthesia , american society of anesthesiologists , isobaric process , surgery , analgesic , sedation , physics , thermodynamics
Spinal anesthesia is a widely used technique providing faster onset with effective and uniformly distributed sensory and motor block. Due to decreased cardiovascular and central nervous system toxicity, levobupivacaine is a good alternative for spinal anesthesia. Dexmedetomidine when used intrathecally is associated with prolonged motor and sensory block, hemodynamic stability, and less requirement of rescue analgesia in 24 h.