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Dexmedetomidine an adjuvant to levobupivacaine in supraclavicular brachial plexus block: a randomized double blind prospective study.
Biswas, Saumya; Das, Ratan Kumar; Mukherjee, Gauri; Ghose, Tapas.
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  • Biswas S; Department of Anesthesiology, Malda Medical College and Hospital, Malda, India.
  • Das RK; Department of OBS & Gyanae, Malda Medical College and Hospital, Malda, India.
  • Mukherjee G; Department of Anesthesiology, Malda Medical College and Hospital, Malda, India.
  • Ghose T; Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India.
Ethiop J Health Sci ; 24(3): 203-8, 2014 Jul.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25183926
BACKGROUND: Apha-2 agonists are combined with local anesthetics to extend the duration of regional anesthesia. We evaluated the effect of combining dexmedetomidine with levobupivacine with respect to duration of motor and sensory block and duration of analgesia. METHODS: Sixty patients scheduled for elective forearm and hand surgery were divided into two equal groups in a randomized double blind fashion. The patients received brachial plexus block via supraclavicular route with the help of nerve stimulator. In group L (n=30) 35cc of levobupivacaine with 1ml of isotonic saline and in group LD (n=30) 35cc of levobupivacine with 1 ml of (100 microgram) of dexmedetomidine was given. Duration of motor and sensory block and time to first rescue analgesia were recorded. Data analysis was done by SPSS version 16.0 [SPSS Inc ILLINOIS, USA, 2008]. Categorical variables were analyzed using Pearson"s Chi-square test. Normally distributed numerical variables were analyzed using unpaired "t" test. Skewed numerical variables within the group were analyzed using Man-Whitney "U" test. All tests were two tailed. Statistical significance was defined as P<0.05. RESULTS: Sensory and motor block durations were longer in group LD as compared to L (P<0.01). Duration of analgesia was significantly longer in group LD as compared to group L (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Dexmedetomidine added to levobupivacaine in supraclavicular brachial plexus block prolongs the duration of block and the duration of postoperative analgesia.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Bupivacaína / Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Electivos / Dexmedetomidina / Agonistas de Receptores Adrenérgicos alfa 2 / Bloqueo del Plexo Braquial / Adyuvantes Anestésicos / Anestésicos Locales Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Ethiop J Health Sci Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India Pais de publicación: Etiopia
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Bupivacaína / Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Electivos / Dexmedetomidina / Agonistas de Receptores Adrenérgicos alfa 2 / Bloqueo del Plexo Braquial / Adyuvantes Anestésicos / Anestésicos Locales Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Ethiop J Health Sci Año: 2014 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India Pais de publicación: Etiopia