Addition of dexmedetomidine to lidocaine for intravenous regional anaesthesia

Esmaoglu A., Mizrak A., Akin A., Turk Y., Boyaci A.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY, vol.22, no.6, pp.447-451, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1017/s0265021505000761
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.447-451
  • Keywords: anaesthesia conduction, intravenous regional block, anaesthetics local, lidocaine, dexmedetomidine, ADMINISTERED DEXMEDETOMIDINE, ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY, TOURNIQUET PAIN, CLONIDINE, PRILOCAINE, FENTANYL, AGONISTS, RATS
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background and objective: The aim of this study was to determine the duration of onset and regression time of sensory and motor blocks, the quality of anaesthesia and postoperative analgesia by the addition of dexmedetomidine to local anaesthetic solution in intravenous regional anaesthesia (IVRA).