Intravenous dexmedetomidine prolongs bupivacaine spinal analgesia

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 225-232

  Al Mustafa, Mahmoud M ^a   Badran, Izdiad Z ^a   Abu Ali, Hamdi M ^a   Al Barazangi, Bassam A ^a   Massad, Isalm M ^a   Al Ghanem, Subhi M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Bupivacaine; Dexmedetomidine; Intravenous; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TIME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; AGED; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67650503408     PISSN: 05440440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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