Effects of Adding Dexmedetomidine to Levobupivacaine in Axillary Brachial Plexus Block

Current Therapeutic Research - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 103-111

  Kaygusuz, Kenan ^a   Kol, Iclal Ozdemir ^a   Duger, Cevdet ^a   Gursoy, Sinan ^a   Ozturk, Hayati ^a   Kayacan, Ulku ^a   Aydin, Rukiye ^a   Mimaroglu, Caner ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Axillary brachial plexus block; Dexmedetomidine; Levobupivacaine

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; EPHEDRINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; OXYGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXIAL BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCKING; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VERBAL ANALOG SCALE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

EID: 84861812534     PISSN: 0011393X     EISSN: 18790313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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