Randomized controlled trial demonstrating improved pain relief in thoracotomy patients using dexmedetomidine with bupivacaine.
The addition of dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine as an adjuvant in the EOIPB resulted in effective postoperative analgesia by lowering pain scores and the need for postoperative opioids and delaying the time of the first rescue analgesia.
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