Publications by authors named "Narendra S Bafila"

Background Although laparoscopic surgery is becoming more common, its anesthetic management poses challenges due to hemodynamic fluctuations. Dexmedetomidine has shown promise in mitigating these responses. In this study, we compared the effects of three different infusion doses of dexmedetomidine (0.

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Context: Different trials have shown that multimodal analgesia through different techniques is associated with superior pain relief. Opioids as epidural adjunct to local anesthetics have been in use for long and α agonists are being increasingly used for same. The present study aims at comparing the hemodynamic, sedative, and analgesic effects of epidurally administered fentanyl and dexmedetomidine when combined with bupivacaine.

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