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Effect of addition of dexmedetomidine to ropivacaine 0.2% for femoral nerve block in patients undergoing unilateral total knee replacement: A randomised double-blind study

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Total knee replacement (TKR) patients experience considerable post-operative pain. We evaluated whether addition of perineural dexmedetomidine to ropivacaine 0.2% in the femoral nerve block would enhance post-operative analgesia in patients undergoing unilateral TKR under spinal...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Bhawana, Rupal, Sunny, Swami, Adarsh Chandra, Lata, Sneh
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/PMC4910480/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27330202
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.183392