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Perioperative effect of epidural dexmedetomidine with intrathecal bupivacaine on haemodynamic parameters and quality of analgesia

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 18 , issue 2 , 2012 , pages: 105–109

DOI: 10.1080/22201173.2012.10872835

Author(s): D Jain Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, India , RM Khan Department of Anaesthesiology, Oman , D Kumar Department of Medicine, India , N Kumar Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, India

Keywords: epidural dexmedetomidine , intrathecal bupivacaine , postoperative analgesia , intraoperative haemodynamics , lower-limb orthopaedic surgery

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Abstract

Background: The present study was a randomised controlled trial designed to evaluate the perioperative effect of epidural dexmedetomidine, in conjunction with intrathecal bupivacaine.

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