Evaluation of efficacy of epidural clonidine with 0.5% bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia for orthopaedic lower limb surgeries

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2015, Pages UC14-UC18

  Krishnamoorthy, Karthik ^a   Ravi, Saravanan ^a   Ganesan, Ilango ^b  

^a SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Department of Anaesthesiology Esi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science and Research ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Epidural anaesthesia; Postoperative analgesia; Regional anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LEG AMPUTATION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; RAMSAY SEDATION SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VERBAL PAIN RATING SCALE;

EID: 84940663836     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/14964.6457     Document Type: Article

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