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Dexmedetomidine as an Adjuvant to 0.25% Bupivacaine in Ultrasound Guided Femoral Nerve Block for Preoperative Positioning and Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery for Fracture Shaft of Femur.
Abstract
Femur fracture causes excruciating pain and surgical repair is recommended. To obtain satisfactory patient co-operation in the perioperative period, various analgesics have been used. Femoral nerve block (FNB) provides an excellent alternative for analgesia in the perioperative period. Dexmedetomidine of up to 2 μg.kg has been used in FNB as adjuvants in lower limb surgeries.