the aim of this study was effect of the addition of dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine during supraclavicular brachial plexus blockade for forearm surgery, by low doses bupivacaine providing prolonged analgesia after surgery.
Anaesthesia for surgeries to the upper extremity commonly is provided using brachial plexus anaesthesia.Various local anaesthetic mixtures can be used to prolong local anaesthesia duration and epinephrine , opioids and dexmedetomidine are frequently used for this purpose. this study was conducted to compare the effects of adding dexmedetomidine to local anaesthetics in the supraclavicular brachial plexus block by using nerve stimulators and ultrasonography guided. dexmedetomidine has also been found the prolong the duration of bupivacaine infraclavicular brachial plexus block.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
44
1 ml 100 mcg dexmedetomidine+ 15 ml 0.25 % bupivacaine are applied around brachial plexus
30 ml 0.25 % bupivacaine is applied around brachial plexus
Erciyes University Medical Faculty
Kayseri, Turkey (Türkiye)
the duration of sensorial block
pin-prick test
Time frame: postoperative 1 day
the first time analgesic required
Time frame: postoperative 1 day
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