Background And Aims: Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block has been effectively used for anterior abdominal wall analgesia. The aim of the study was to compare the duration of analgesia produced by two drugs fentanyl and dexmedetomidine as adjuvants to ropivacaine in TAP block under ultrasound-guidance after lower segment cesarean section in a randomized controlled trial.
Material And Methods: Sixty-four women of American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status II coming for cesarean sections were randomized to receive TAP blocks on each side of the abdomen using the local anesthetic drug 20 ml of 0.
Background: Scrub typhus is an acute infectious illness caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. It is endemic to a part of the world known as the "tsutsugamushi triangle". Humans are accidental hosts in this zoonotic disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Ropivacaine is a long-acting amide local anesthetic, which is structurally very similar to bupivacaine but produces less motor block and less cardiac and central nervous system toxicity. It is also about 40% less potent than bupivacaine. Our double blind study was designed to compare the clinical efficacy of the equipotent doses of ropivacaine 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeuraxial opioids provide excellent analgesia intraoperatively and postoperatively while allowing early ambulation of the patient by sparing sympathetic and motor nerves. A prospective, randomised double blind study was conducted involving 90 patients of ASA 1 physical status coming for elective cesarean section to evaluate the analgesic effect of neuraxial buprenorphine. They were allocated into three groups.
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