Open AccessEfficacy of Dexmedetomidine as an Adjuvant to Bupivacaine in UltrasoundGuided Transverse Abdominis plane Block for Laparoscopic appendicectomy: A Randomised Controlled Study
Author(s) -
Soma Ganesh Raja Neethirajan,
Santoshi Kurada,
Aruna Parameswari
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2667-677X
pISSN - 2667-6370
DOI - 10.5152/tjar.2019.67689
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , medicine , bupivacaine , anesthesia , sedation , analgesic , blood pressure , fentanyl , adjuvant , heart rate , surgery
Dexmedetomidine is an alpha 2-adrenergic agonist that prolongs analgesia as an adjuvant when added in neuraxial and peripheral nerve blocks. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to bupivacaine in ultrasound (USG)-guided transverse abdominis plane (TAP) block for postoperative analgesia in laparoscopic appendicectomy.