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July 31, 2021Journal of the Bangladesh Society of AnaesthesiologistsOpen Access

Effectiveness of intravenous dexmedetomidine compared to intercostal nerve blocks in patients undergoing simple mastectomy with axillary dissection under general anaesthesia.

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DKDabasis KumarDhaka Medical College and Hospital SYSabina YeasmeenDhaka Medical College and Hospital MHMd Miraj HossainShahjalal University of Science and Technology

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Randomized trial demonstrates comparable recovery and hemodynamics between dexmedetomidine and nerve blocks in mastectomy, indicating an effective alternative.

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To evaluate the effectiveness of intravenous dexmedetomidine compared to intercostal nerve blocks in patients undergoing simple mastectomy with axillary dissection under general anaesthesia.
Single-blinded prospective randomized comparative trial conducted at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, from March 2018 to March 2019.
Enrolled 60 breast cancer patients scheduled for simple mastectomy with axillary dissection under general anaesthesia, divided into two treatment groups.
Mean time to rescue analgesic requirement was significantly shorter in group A compared to group B (112 minutes vs 141 minutes, p < 0.05).
Heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and mean arterial pressure remained stable without significant fluctuation between groups at baseline, 15 minutes, and 160 minutes.
Postoperative sedation scores, surgeon satisfaction rates, and time to achieve adequate Aldrete recovery scores after extubation showed no meaningful differences between groups.

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Kumar et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9a772126bdba86e64e4133 https://doi.org/10.3329/jbsa.v34i2.67748

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Randomized trial demonstrates comparable recovery and hemodynamics between dexmedetomidine and nerve blocks in mastectomy, indicating an effective alternative.

Effectiveness of intravenous dexmedetomidine compared to intercostal nerve blocks in patients undergoing simple mastectomy with axillary dissection under general anaesthesia.

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Effectiveness of intravenous dexmedetomidine compared to intercostal nerve blocks in patients undergoing simple mastectomy with axillary dissection under general anaesthesia.

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