Dexmedetomidine as an intrathecal adjuvant for postoperative analgesia

R Gupta, J Bogra, R Verma, M Kohli… - Indian journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: Spinal anaesthesia is the most common approach which is used for lower limb
surgery. Dexmedetomidine is the recent drug which acts on α2-adrenergic receptors in the …

A comparative study of intrathecal dexmedetomidine and fentanyl as adjuvants to bupivacaine

R Gupta, R Verma, J Bogra, M Kohli… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: Various adjuvants have been used with local anesthetics in spinal anesthesia
to avoid intraoperative visceral and somatic pain and to provide prolonged postoperative …

A comparison of intrathecal dexmedetomidine, clonidine, and fentanyl as adjuvants to hyperbaric bupivacaine for lower limb surgery: A double blind controlled study

V Mahendru, A Tewari, S Katyal, A Grewal… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Various adjuvants are being used with local anesthetics for prolongation of
intraoperative and postoperative analgesia. Dexmedetomidine, the highly selective 2 …

Comparative evaluation of ropivacaine versus dexmedetomidine and ropivacaine in epidural anesthesia in lower limb orthopedic surgeries

S Kaur, JP Attri, G Kaur, TP Singh - Saudi journal of anaesthesia, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Various adjuvant are being used with local anesthetics for prolongation of intra
operative and postoperative analgesia in epidural block for lower limb surgeries …

Comparative study of intrathecal dexmedetomidine with intrathecal magnesium sulfate used as adjuvants to bupivacaine

D Shukla, A Verma, A Agarwal… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: No drug, used as adjuvant to spinal bupivacaine, has yet been identified that
specifically inhibits nociception without its associated side-effects. Aims: This prospective …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of intrathecal dexmedetomidine with buprenorphine as adjuvant to bupivacaine in spinal asnaesthesia

M Gupta, S Shailaja, KS Hegde - Journal of clinical and diagnostic …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The supplementation of local anaesthetics with adjuvants to improve the
efficacy of subarachnoid block has been recognised since long. The most preferred drug …

Intravenous dexmedetomidine versus clonidine for prolongation of bupivacaine spinal anesthesia and analgesia: A randomized double-blind study

VS Reddy, NA Shaik, B Donthu… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Alpha 2-adrenergic agonists have synergistic action with local anesthetics and
may prolong the duration of sensory, motor blockade and postoperative analgesia obtained …

Comparative addition of dexmedetomidine and fentanyl to intrathecal bupivacaine in orthopedic procedure in lower limbs

P Rahimzadeh, SHR Faiz, F Imani, P Derakhshan… - BMC …, 2018 - Springer
Background Spinal block is a common procedure for lower limbs surgery. Fentanyl, a
synthetic opioid and dexmedetomidine, a selective α2 agonist have been used as adjuvants …

Effect of supplementation of low dose intravenous dexmedetomidine on characteristics of spinal anaesthesia with hyperbaric bupivacaine

SS Harsoor, DD Rani, B Yalamuru… - Indian journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Aims: Intravenous (IV) dexmedetomidine with excellent sedative properties has been shown
to reduce analgesic requirements during general anaesthesia. A study was conducted to …

Effects of intravenous dexmedetomidine on hyperbaric bupivacaine spinal anesthesia: A randomized study

CN Dinesh, NAS Tej, B Yatish, VS Pujari… - Saudi journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Materials and Methods: One hundred American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical
status I/II patients undergoing elective surgeries under spinal anesthesia were randomized …