Publications by authors named "Sathyasuba Meenakshisundaram"
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- The study aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of two different doses of dexmedetomidine when used as a continuous epidural infusion for postoperative pain relief after lower limb surgeries.
- Group I received 0.5 μg/kg/24 h of dexmedetomidine, while Group II received a higher dose of 1 μg/kg/24 h, both combined with 0.1% ropivacaine.
- Results showed that Group II had better pain relief and reduced need for additional analgesics, although it also had a higher incidence of hypotension and some cases of bradycardia compared to Group I, leading to the conclusion that the higher dose provided better analgesia with acceptable safety.
Background: Intravenous dexmedetomidine is one of the commonly preferred techniques for sedation during any regional procedure. However, only a very few studies compared the impact of different bolus doses during spinal anesthesia, and none for our geographical area.
Materials And Methods: A total of 60 patients were allocated into either of the three groups (group I, II, III) to receive intravenous dexmedetomidine 0.
Background Surgical transverse abdominis plane (TAP) block has been studied in various surgeries. However, its role particularly in the form of continuous infusion in comparison to epidural infusion in open gynecological surgeries remains unknown. Hence, this study was taken up.
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