Quality of post-operative analgesia after epidural dexmedetomidine and ketamine: A comparative pilot study.

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

1. The Effect of Local Infiltration of Dexmedetomidine as an Adjuvant on Breakthrough Pain During Epidural Labor Analgesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025
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2. Effect and Mechanism of Lidocaine Pretreatment Combined with Dexmedetomidine on Oxidative Stress in Patients with Intracranial Aneurysm Clipping.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2021
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3. Metformin Ameliorates Early Brain Injury After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Via Improving Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Mitochondrial Stress-Mediated CaMolecular neurobiology · 2025
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4. A Comparative Study of Analgesic Efficacy of Epidural Ropivacaine With Dexmedetomidine Versus Ropivacaine With Ketamine in Adult Patients Undergoing Elective Lower Limb Surgery.Cureus · 2022
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Authors and funding

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Abstract

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