Open AccessTo evaluate the efficacy of fentanyl and dexmedetomidine as adjuvant to ropivacaine in brachial plexus block: A double-blind, prospective, randomized study
Author(s) -
Nyla Farooq,
Raj Singh,
Arindam Sarkar,
Mohd Asim Rasheed,
Sanjay Choubey
Publication year - 2017
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_30_17
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , ropivacaine , fentanyl , medicine , anesthesia , brachial plexus block , adjuvant , brachial plexus , block (permutation group theory) , randomized controlled trial , surgery , sedation , mathematics , geometry
Anesthesia and analgesia for surgeries to the upper extremity are commonly provided using brachial plexus anesthesia. There are limited or almost no studies comparing the use of ropivacaine with fentanyl to ropivacaine with dexmedetomidine.