Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
A comparative study of post-operative analgesic efficacy of dexmedetomidine 25 µg versus dexamethasone 2 mg used as an adjuvant with 20 ml 0.25% ropivacaine in bilateral superficial cervical plexus block for thyroidectomy under general anaesthesia – a prospective randomized double blinded study
Dr. Pranav Pujari, Dr. Rahul Saxena
JCDR. 2024: 470-483
Abstract
Introduction: The bilateral superficial cervical plexus block (BSCPB) is effective for postoperative analgesia following thyroid surgeries. We compared the efficacy of dexmedetomidine and dexamethasone used as an adjuvant with 0.25% ropivacaine in BSCPB for thyroidectomy under general anaesthesia with regards to the duration of analgesia, total amount of rescue analgesic requirement, changes in intra and post operative haemodynamic parameters, VAS scores and adverse events, if any.
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