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Dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to local anesthetics in brachial plexus blocks: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

BACKGROUND: Brachial plexus block (BPB) for upper extremity surgery provides superior analgesia, but this advantage is limited by the pharmacological duration of local anesthetics. Dexmedetomidine (DEX) as a local anesthetics adjuvant for BPB has been utilized to prolong the duration of the nerve bl...

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Autores principales: Ping, Yongmei, Ye, Qigang, Wang, Wenwei, Ye, Pingke, You, Zhibin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5287954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28121930
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000005846