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Effectiveness of Dexmeditomedine as an Adjuvant to 0.5% Ropivacaine for Axillary Brachial Plexus Block for forearm Surgeries


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1 Subbaiah Institute of Medical Sciences, Shivamogga, India

Dexmedetomidine a newer α2-adrenoreceptor agonist is currently in focus for its sedative, anxiolytic and analgesic properties. Addition of dexmedetomidine to ropivacaine for peripheral nerve blocks has shown to improve the efficacy of ropivacaine by prolonging the duration of analgesia. This study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of ropivacaine alone and in combination with dexmedetomidine in axillary block.

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Axillary Block, Dexmedetomidine, Peripheral Nerve Block, Ropivacaine.
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  • Marhofer D, Kettner SC, Marhofer P, Pils S, Weber M, Zeitlinger M. Dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to ropivacaine prolongs peripheral nerve block: A volunteer study. Br JAnaesth2013; 110:438-42.
  • Zhang Y, Wang CS, Shi JH, Sun B, Liu SJ, Li P et al. Perineural administration of dexmedetomidine in combination with ropivacaine prolongs axillary brachial plexus block. Int J ClinExp Med2014; 7: 680-5.

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  • Effectiveness of Dexmeditomedine as an Adjuvant to 0.5% Ropivacaine for Axillary Brachial Plexus Block for forearm Surgeries

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Swetha Purohit
Subbaiah Institute of Medical Sciences, Shivamogga, India

Abstract


Dexmedetomidine a newer α2-adrenoreceptor agonist is currently in focus for its sedative, anxiolytic and analgesic properties. Addition of dexmedetomidine to ropivacaine for peripheral nerve blocks has shown to improve the efficacy of ropivacaine by prolonging the duration of analgesia. This study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of ropivacaine alone and in combination with dexmedetomidine in axillary block.

Keywords


Axillary Block, Dexmedetomidine, Peripheral Nerve Block, Ropivacaine.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/isacon-Karnataka%2F2017%2FFP001