Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Rashad Alfkey

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• Research Article
  Ultrasound-guided TAP Block with or without Dexmedetomidine vs. Local Infiltration of the Wound after Open Herniorrhaphy: A Randomized Prospective Controlled Study
  Author(s): Magdy H Eldegwy, Rashad Alfkey Magdy H Eldegwy, Rashad Alfkey
  
  Objectives: Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block and local anesthetic wound infiltration (LAI) can provide a variable effective pain relief at the wound site after surgery. This prospective study was designed to evaluate the postoperative analgesic efficacy of TAP with or without dexmedetomidine compared with LAI of the wound after herniorrhaphy. Materials and methods: Sixty adult patients were divided into 3 groups of 20 patients each. Group1 (TAPD): Patients received single shot ultrasound-guided (US) TAP block using 15 mL of levobupivacaine 0.5% mixed with 0.9 μg/kg of dexmedetomidine. Group 2 (TAP): Patients received single shot US guided TAP block using 15 mL of levobupivacaine 0.5%. Group 3 (LAI): Patients received local anesthetic infiltration (LAI) patients received local infiltration using 15 mL of levobupivacaine 0.5%. The follo.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000800

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