Open AccessComparison of morphine, dexmedetomidine and dexamethasone as an adjuvant to ropivacaine in ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block for postoperative analgesia—a randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Rajagopalan Venkatraman,
Anand Pushparani,
Krishnamoorthy Karthik,
Prabuvel Nandhini
Publication year - 2021
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_70_19
Subject(s) - medicine , dexmedetomidine , ropivacaine , anesthesia , sedation , dexamethasone , local anesthetic , morphine , brachial plexus block , brachial plexus , adverse effect , randomized controlled trial , surgery
An ideal adjuvant to local anesthetic in a nerve block should prolong the duration of analgesia, and hasten the onset of sensory and motor blockade without significant adverse effects. The aim of this study was to compare morphine, dexmedetomidine, and dexamethasone as an additive to ropivacaine in ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block (SBPB) for postoperative analgesia.