ArticleSaudi journal of anaesthesia
Comparative evaluation of analgesic sparing efficacy between dexmedetomidine and clonidine used as adjuvant to ropivacaine in thoracic paravertebral block for patients undergoing breast cancer surgery: A prospective, randomized, double-blind study.
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- Post-operative pain management modalities employed in clinical trials for adult patients in LMIC; a systematic review.BMC anesthesiology · 2021Pooled it
- Comparative Study of the Adverse Events Associated With Adjuvant Use of Dexmedetomidine and Clonidine in Local Anesthesia.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant for patients undergoing breast cancer surgery: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Thoracoscopy-guided thoracic paravertebral block using dexmedetomidine in combination with ropivacaine for postoperative analgesia after thoracoscopic radical resection of lung cancer: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2025Trial
- Retraction.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaArticle
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- Retraction · 2020-05-30Falsification/Fabrication of Data · Investigation by Journal/Publisher · Objections by Third Party · Plagiarism of/in Article ·
- Retracted
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Abstract
introductionThoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) is an effective method for intra- and post-operative pain management in thoracic surgeries. For a long time, various adjuvants have been tried for prolonging the duration of TPVB.
objectiveIn this prospective study, we have compared the analgesic sparing efficacy of dexmedetomidine and clonidine, two α MATERIALS AND
methodsForty-four breast cancer surgery patients undergoing general anesthesia (GA) were randomly divided into Group C and Group D (
resultsIntraoperative fentanyl and propofol requirement was significantly less in dexmedetomidine group than clonidine. The requirement of diclofenac sodium was also significantly less and later in Group D than Group C. Hemodynamics, and side effects were comparable among two groups.
conclusionDexmedetomidine provided better intraoperative as well as postoperative analgesia than clonidine when administered with ropivacaine in TPVB before breast cancer surgery patients without producing remarkable side effects.
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