Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Raafat A Salem

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• Research Article
  Bupivacaine-Dexmedetomidine for Lumber Discectomy: Randomized Controlled Placebo Study
  Author(s): Abbady A Mohamed, Raafat A Salem and Hesham Refae Abbady A Mohamed, Raafat A Salem and Hesham Refae
  
  Background: Our purpose is to evaluate the efficacy of dexmedetomidine for spine surgery to improve the operative field, the onset and duration of sensory and motor block, the hemodynamic state. Patients and Methods: Prospective randomized controlled placebo study include 50 patients undergoing lumbar discectomy for herniated disc under spinal anesthesia were randomly divided into two equal groups: Group B (25 patients) received 15 mg (3 ml) of hyperbaric bupivacaine plus 0.5 ml saline to a total volume of 3.5 ml and group D (25 patients) received 15 mg (3 ml) of bupivacaine supplemented with 3 μg of dexmedetomidine in 0.5 ml saline to a total volume 3.5 ml. The onset times to reach peak sensory levels, and the sensory regression times, were recorded. Time to first analgesic rescue, score of operative field, the level of sedation and post.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000549

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