Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Bassant Mohamed Abd Elhamid

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• Research Article
  Comparison of 3 Different Dexmedetomidine Doses and Their Effect on the Duration of Spinal Anesthesia
  Author(s): Bassant Mohamed Abd Elhamid and Hassan Mohamed Ali Bassant Mohamed Abd Elhamid and Hassan Mohamed Ali
  
  Background and aim: Dexmedetomidine has been tested in many studies as an adjuvant to prolong spinal anesthesia duration with no clear recommendation regarding the optimum dose. This study test very minimal dose of Dexmedetomidine 1.5 μg vs. 3 μg and 5 μg to find out the least effective dose. Methods: 94 patients were recruited and randomly divided into 4 groups C, D1.5, D3 and D5 received saline, 1.5 μg, 3 μg and 5 μg Dexmedetomidine respectively in combination with the levobupivacaine through intrathecal route. Duration of the spinal anesthesia, sedation score and complications were noticed and recorded in all the groups. Results: there was an increase in sensory block duration with the increase in dose (dose-related prolongation) as it was 215.9 ± 82.4 min in group C, 219.7 ± 52 m.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000762

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