ArticleIndian journal of anaesthesia2021
Analgesic efficacy of dexamethasone versus dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to ropivacaine in ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block for post-operative pain relief in caesarean section: A prospective randomised controlled study.
Article in Indian journal of anaesthesia, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05856097 (Effects of Kinesio Taping With and Without Diaphragmatic Breathing on Incisional Pain and Mobility in Women After Cesarean Section), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers.
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Effects of Kinesio Taping With and Without Diaphragmatic Breathing on Incisional Pain and Mobility in Women After Cesarean Section
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Dexmedetomidine as adjuvant of transversus abdominal plane block for cesarean delivery under multimodal analgesia: a randomized clinical trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Trial
- Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block using ropivacaine and different doses of perineural dexmedetomidine for analgesia after cesarean section: a randomized controlled clinical trial.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Trial
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- Comparing Analgesic Efficacy: Ropivacaine with Dexamethasone vs. Ropivacaine with Dexmedetomidine After Cesarean Section Using Transversus Abdominis Plane Block (2020 - 2021).Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2024Article
- Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Following Cesarean Section: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study Comparing the Effects on Pain Levels of Bupivacaine, Bupivacaine + Dexmedetomidine, and Bupivacaine + Dexamethasone.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- Dexmedetomidine vs Dexamethasone as an Adjuvant to Levobupivacaine in Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Total Abdominal Hysterectomies.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2023Article
- Effect of transversus abdominis plane block combined with low-dose dexmedetomidine on elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic colectomy.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2023Article
- Post-operative analgesic efficacy of 0.25% ropivacaine with dexmedetomidine versus dexamethasone as an adjuvant in bilateral superficial cervical plexus block for thyroidectomy under general anaesthesia - A comparative randomized clinical study.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2023Article
- Comparative evaluation of visual analogue scale and pupillary diameter for post-operative pain: An observational study.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2023Article
- Dexmedetomidine as an Adjuvant in Peripheral Nerve Block.Drug design, development and therapy · 2023Review
- Opioid-free anaesthesia: The conundrum and the solutions.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2022Article
- Advancing, strengthening and reshaping obstetric critical care with Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS).Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2021Article
- Neural blocks at the helm of a paradigm shift in enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS).Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2021Article
- Efficacy of dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant in transverse abdominal plane blocks for cesarean section pain management: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaReview
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsTransversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is commonly used to treat post-operative pain after lower abdominal surgeries. The aim of this randomised controlled study was to assess the efficacy of addition of dexmedetomidine or dexamethasone to ropivacaine in TAP block and compare the two for post-operative pain relief in caesarean section.
methodsA hundred parturients (18-45 years) undergoing caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia received ultrasound-guided (USG) bilateral TAP block with 50ml of 3mg/kg ropivacaine along with 0.1mg/kg dexamethasone (Group A) or 1μg/kg dexmedetomidine (Group B) in this prospective, randomised, double-blind study. Time to initial self-reporting of post-operative pain, time to first rescue analgesic demand, visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain haemodynamic parameters and adverse effects if any were noted, anda
resultsTime to initial self-reporting of post-operative pain (411.35 vs. 338.20 min,
conclusionAddition of dexmedetomidine to ropivacaine as compared with dexamethasone in bilateral TAP block following caesarean section prolongs the time to initial post-operative pain and time to first rescue analgesic consumption.
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