Open AccessEfficacy of dexmedetomidine and ketamine addition to bupivacaine 0.25% by epidural method in reducing postoperative pain in patients undergoing femur fracture surgery
Author(s) -
Taraneh Radbin,
Alireza Kamali,
Bijan Yazdi,
Shirin Pazouki,
Hoseinali Hadi,
Siamak Rakei
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1506_20
Subject(s) - medicine , dexmedetomidine , bupivacaine , anesthesia , ketamine , femur , postoperative pain , surgery , femur fracture , sedation
One of the most complex medical problems is pain, that due to inappropriate management of patients after surgery could cause various side effects on the psychological, physiological, and metabolic state of the patients. The natural duration of analgesia can be increased by adding new efficient adjuvant. The present study is mainly aimed to investigate the differences between the epidural dexmedetomidine and ketamine effectiveness when administered as an adjuvant to epidural 0.25% bupivacaine for improving the postoperative analgesia duration.