ArticleIndian journal of anaesthesia2024
Comparison of intravenous dexmedetomidine versus ketamine-dexmedetomidine combination on spinal block characteristics in patients undergoing lower limb orthopaedic surgery - A randomised clinical trial.
Article in Indian journal of anaesthesia, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07330375 (The Effect of Intravenous Combination Dexmedetomidine - Ketamine Versus Dexmedetomidine on Post-Operative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Vaginal Hysterectomy Under Spinal Anesthesia), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.
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The Effect of Intravenous Combination Dexmedetomidine - Ketamine Versus Dexmedetomidine on Post-Operative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Vaginal Hysterectomy Under Spinal Anesthesia
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- Hypothesis reporting in randomised controlled trials: A critical appraisal of IJA 2024 publications.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2025Article
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Background and Aims: One major limitation of the spinal block remains the inability to extend the duration of the block intraoperatively unless planned before with spinal or epidural catheters and/or intrathecal additives. This study was designed to compare the effects of intravenous dexmedetomidine versus low-dose ketamine-dexmedetomidine combination infusion on spinal anaesthesia in lower limb orthopaedic surgeries. Methods: This randomised study was conducted in 60 patients scheduled for unilateral lower limb surgeries under spinal anaesthesia. Patients were randomised into Group D ( Results: The mean sacral segment 1 (S1) regression time was 390.3 [standard deviation (SD):84.38] [95% confidence interval (CI): 360.13, 420.53] versus 393.23 (SD: 93.01) (95% CI: 363.04, 423.43) min in Group D versus Group LKD respectively (( Conclusion: The duration of S1 regression was similar between group dexmedetomidine (Group D) and group low-dose ketamine and dexmedetomidine (Group LKD).
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