A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF FENTANYL AND DEXMEDETOMIDINE ON POST-OPERATIVE PAIN RELIEF AND HAEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS WHEN ADMINISTERED WITH BUPIVACAINE 0.5% IN EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA FOR PELVIC AND LOWER LIMB ORTHOPAEDIC PROCEDURES

Abstract

Background: This study was designed to investigate whether the addition of fentanyl or 
dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine for epidural block would prolong postoperative pain relief 
and reduce the need for additional analgesics block in pelvic and lower limb orthopaedic 
surgeries. Objective: Comparison of effect of 1.0 mcg/kg of Dexmedetomidine and Fentanyl 
2 mcg/kg on post-operative analgesia and haemodynamic when added to bupivacaine 0.5% 
in epidural block for pelvic and lower limb orthopaedic surgeries.