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Effects of perineural administration of dexmedetomidine in combination with bupivacaine in a femoral-sciatic nerve block

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Perineural administration of dexmedetomidine, a α2-adrenoceptor agonist, prolongs the duration of analgesia. We hypothesized that adding dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine would prolong postoperative analgesia after below knee surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: After ethical approval, 6...

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Autores principales: Helal, Safaa M., Eskandr, Ashraf M., Gaballah, Khaled M., Gaarour, Ihab S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4760035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26955305
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1658-354X.169469