Open AccessIntravenous dexmedetomidine as an adjunct to subarachnoid block: A simple effective method of better perioperative efficacy
Author(s) -
Rekha Kumari,
Anil Kumar,
Sushil Kumar,
Rudra Pratap Singh
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_367_15
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , medicine , anesthesia , sedation , bradycardia , atropine , perioperative , blockade , analgesic , anesthetic , saline , local anesthetic , bupivacaine , surgery , heart rate , blood pressure , receptor
Dexmedetomidine (D) is a α2 agonist, has anesthetic and analgesic-sparing property. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of intravenous (I.V.) dexmedetomidine on the duration of sensory and motor block, postoperative analgesia, the level of sedation and side effect.