COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DEXMEDETOMIDINE AND MAGNESIUM SULPHATE AS AN ADJUVANT TO BUPIVACAINE IN SPINAL ANESTHESIA
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 35
Abstract
spinal anaesthesia is a widely used simple anaesthethetic technique providing adequate analgesia and muscle relaxation. Search for an adjuvant providing satisfactory intra and post-operative analgesia is still continuing. This study aims to compare the dexmedetomidine and magnesium sulphate as an adjuvant to spinal anaesthesia. MATERIAL AND METHODS: After obtaining institutional ethical committee approval and written informed consent from patients 90 ASA grade I &II patients of either sex having height between 140-180 cm and weight between 40-90 kg were randomly divided in 3 groups of 30 patients each (n=30). Group C: Received 3.0 ml 0.5% bupivacaine heavy + 0.5 ml NS. Group M: Received 3.0 ml 0.5% bupivacaine heavy + 50 mg MgSO4 diluted to 0.5 ml of NS. Group D: Received 3.0 ml 0.5% bupivacaine heavy 10 +dexmedetomidine 10µg diluted to 0.5 ml NS. RESULTS: onset of sensory and motor block was delayed in Group M as compared to group D and group C. Onset of sensory and motor block in group D was significantly faster as compared to group C and group M. Total duration of sensory anaesthesia, duration of sensory block and duration of motor block was significantly prolonged in group D as compared to group M and group C. Patients were hemodynamically stable in all the groups. There were no incidences of any significant adverse effect in any group. CONCLUSION: intrathecal dexmedetomidine is a better adjuvant to intrathecal bupivacaine because of rapid onset of sensory and motor blockade and prolonged duration of sensory and motor blockade without any potential side effects.
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Rakesh Kumar Singh, Vishal Vaibhaw, Sabir Hasnat
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