Open AccessComparative efficacy of clonidine versus magnesium sulfate as an adjunct to lignocaine in intravenous regional anesthesia for postoperative analgesia: A prospective, randomized, double-blind study
Author(s) -
Parminder Kaur,
Tanveer Singh Kundra,
Dinesh Sood
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/joacp.joacp_18_16
Subject(s) - medicine , clonidine , anesthesia , double blind , intravenous regional anesthesia , magnesium , adjunct , randomized controlled trial , double blind study , regional anesthesia , surgery , alternative medicine , linguistics , philosophy , materials science , pathology , metallurgy , placebo
Intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) is a very good technique to be used in unstable patients. Various adjuvants have been added, but till date, there is no ideal adjuvant. Clonidine is one of the most widely used adjuvants in IVRA. However, it has many side effects. Hence, the search continues for a better adjuvant. The aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy of clonidine versus MgSO 4 as an adjunct to lignocaine in IVRA for postoperative analgesia and to compare their side effect profile.