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Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Block with Dexmedetomidine for Shoulder Arthroscopy

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April 2023

Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Block with Dexmedetomidine for Shoulder Arthroscopy

Vol: 303| Issue: 4| Number:16| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

The role of dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant for high-thoracic erector spinae plane block for analgesia in shoulder arthroscopy; a randomized controlled study.

BMC Anesthesiol . 2023 Feb 15;23(1):53.

Contributing Authors:
MA Hamed OS Fargaly RA Abdelghaffar MA Moussa MF Algyar

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Synopsis

Sixty patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy were randomized to receive either an ultrasound-guided erector spinae block (ESPB) with bupivacaine and dexmedetomidine (ESPB + DEX; n=30) or ESPB with bupivacaine alone (ESPB; n=30). The primary outcome of interest was morphine consumption. Secondary outcomes that were assessed were postoperative pain scores, time to first request for rescue analgesi...

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