Evaluation and comparison of intravenous clonidine and intravenous dexmedetomidine on duration of bupivacaine spinal anesthesia
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical Anaesthesia - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Context: Alpha-2 agonists improve the block characteristics in regional anesthesia, when added to local anesthetics. Aim: To evaluate and compare efficacy of dexmedetomidine and clonidine, as an intravenous adjuvant to intrathecal bupivacaine. Settings and Design: Prospective, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study. Methods and Material: 75 patients of American Society of Anaesthesiologists status I or II, scheduled for orthopaedic lower limb surgery under spinal anaesthesia, were randomly allocated into three groups of 25 each. Patients in group D received dexmedetomidine 1μg/kg; group C received clonidine 2μg/kg and group PL received physiological saline, each premixed to 20 ml intravenously over 20 min, starting 20 min after the subarachnoid block with 15 mg of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine. Duration of sensory and motor blockade, postoperative analgesia, sedation scores and side effects were recorded. Statistical analysis used: Parametric testing done using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), intergroup comparison with post-hoc analysis Tukey’s test. Categorical data analyzed using Chi-square test. P< 0.05 was statistically significant. Results: Duration of sensory block was significantly prolonged by dexmedetomidine (231.20+24.84 min) and clonidine (200+23.67 min) than placebo (171+12.25 min) (p<0.001). Duration of motor block was 135.20+12.87 min with placebo, 180.40+24.70 min with clonidine and 205.20+25.56 min with dexmedetomidine (p<0.001). Postoperative analgesia was significantly prolonged by dexmedetomidine (255+23.14 min) than by clonidine (221.40+ 24.30 min) and placebo (202.60+14.08 min) (p<0.001). The mean sedation score was significantly higher in dexmedetomidine group. Conclusion: Single-dose intravenous dexmedetomidine and clonidine given after spinal anaesthesia prolong duration of sensory and motor block and postoperative analgesia.
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Kalyani Nilesh Patil, Kavita Udaykumar Adate, Shalini Pravin Saredesai
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