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Trial reportBMC anesthesiology2023

Intrathecal dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to plain ropivacaine for spinal anesthesia during cesarean section: a prospective, double-blinded, randomized trial for ED

Xiaofei Mo, Fa Huang, Xiaoying Wu, Jumian Feng, Jiequn Zeng, Jinghui Chen

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC anesthesiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaofei MoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Fa HuangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaoying WuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jumian FengDepartment of Anesthesiology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jiequn ZengDepartment of Anesthesiology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jinghui ChenDepartment of Anesthesiology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China. chenjinghui1022@163.com.
Guangzhou Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntrathecal dexmedetomidine, as an adjuvant to local anesthetics, has been reported to improve the quality of spinal anesthesia and reduce the required local anesthetic dose. However, the optimal dosage regimen for intrathecal dexmedetomidine combined with plain ropivacaine for cesarean section (CS) remains undetermined. The present study aimed to determine the median effective dose (ED

methodsSixty parturients undergoing CS were randomly assigned to either group: plain ropivacaine 8 mg (Group Rop

resultsThe ED

conclusionsThe present data suggested that the ED

trial registrationChinese Clinical Trial Registry, identifier: ChiCTR2200055928.

Indexed as

Anesthesia, SpinalDexmedetomidineAnesthetics, LocalCesarean SectionFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornPregnancyProspective StudiesRopivacaineAnesthetics, LocalDexmedetomidineRopivacaineCesarean sectionDexmedetomidineRopivacaineSpinal anesthesia

Identifiers

PMID37749533
PMCPMC10519004
OpenAlexW4387032822

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