Comparative study of intrathecal dexmedetomidine with intrathecal magnesium sulfate used as adjuvants to bupivacaine

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 495-499

  Shukla, Deepika ^a   Verma, Anil ^a   Agarwal, Apurva ^a   Pandey, H D ^a   Tyagi, Chitra ^a  

^a Department of Anesthesiology   (India)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Dexmedetomidine; Lower abdominal surgery; Magnesium sulfate; Spinal anesthesia lower limb surgery

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BUTTOCK PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR BLOCK; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY BLOCK; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 80055081553     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9185.86594     Document Type: Article

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