2019
DOI: 10.18410/jebmh/2019/58
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Analgesic Efficacy and Sedative Effect of Dexmedetomidine Versus Clonidine as an Adjuvant to Epidural Ropivacaine in Lower Limb Surgery: A Comparative Study

Abstract: BACKGROUND Epidural anaesthesia is widely accepted for lower limb surgery in terms of avoidance of laryngoscopic surge, better perioperative pain management, greater patient satisfaction and attenuation of neuroendocrine response to surgery. Among many drugs, α₂adrenergic agonist has been used widely as an adjuvant to local anaesthetics due to its better analgesic and sedative property without significant respiratory depression. The aim of this study was to compare the analgesic and sedative effects of dexmede… Show more

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