Effect of Dexmedetomidine as Adjuvant to Ropivacaine for Brachial Plexus Block
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2023-07-30
Target enrollment:
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Summary
Brachial plexus block is used for upper limb surgery. Local anesthesia alone for brachial
plexus block provides good operative conditions, but have short duration of postoperative
analgesia. Hence, various adjuvants to local anaesthetic agents to prolong the duration of
peripheral nerve, analgesia. However, results are either inconclusive or associated with side
effects. The purpose of this study is to determine whether dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to
ropivacaine in brachial plexus block improve quality of block in terms of duration of post
operative analgesia.