Comparison of dexmedetomidine and clonidine as an adjuvant to ropivacaine for epidural anesthesia in lower abdominal and lower limb surgeries

BACKGROUND: The quality and duration of analgesia is improved when a local anesthetic is combined with alpha 2 adrenergic agonist. Though, the effects of clonidine on local anesthetics have been extensively studied, there are limited studies demonstrating the effects of epidural dexmedetomidine on l...

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Published in:Saudi J Anaesth
Main Authors: Arunkumar, Sruthi, Hemanth Kumar, V.R, Krishnaveni, N., Ravishankar, M., Jaya, Velraj, Aruloli, M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4610084/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26543457
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1658-354X.159464
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