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) -
RajBahadur Singh,
Nyla Farooq,
Arindam Sarkar,
MohdAsim Rasheed,
Sanjay Choubey
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
anesthesia essays and researches
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_30_17
Subject(s) - ropivacaine , medicine , fentanyl , dexmedetomidine , anesthesia , brachial plexus block , brachial plexus , context (archaeology) , analgesic , surgery , sedation , paleontology , biology
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.