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Addition of dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine in transversus abdominis plane block potentiates post-operative pain relief among abdominal hysterectomy patients: A prospective randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Dexmedetomidine is an alpha 2 adrenergic agonist, prolongs analgesia when used in neuraxial and peripheral nerve blocks. We studied the effect of addition of dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine to perform transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 50 patients s...

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Autores principales: Almarakbi, Waleed A., Kaki, Abdullah M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4024669/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24843325
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1658-354X.130683