Open AccessEffect of dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to bupivacaine in femoral nerve block for perioperative analgesia in patients undergoing total knee replacement arthroplasty: A dose–response study
Author(s) -
Senthil Packiasabapathy,
Lokesh Kashyap,
Manali Arora,
Ramesh Batra,
Vinay Mohan,
G. Lakshmi Prasad,
Chandrashekhar Yadav
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/sja.sja_624_16
Subject(s) - medicine , dexmedetomidine , anesthesia , bupivacaine , perioperative , morphine , visual analogue scale , analgesic , context (archaeology) , femoral nerve , arthroplasty , randomized controlled trial , surgery , american society of anesthesiologists , nerve block , sedation , paleontology , biology
Dexmedetomidine is being increasingly used in nerve blocks. However, there are only a few dose determination studies.