Dexmedetomidine Versus Fentanyl as Adjuvants to Bupivacaine in Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block

Unknown 60 enrolled Beni-Suef University

RandomizedParallel-groupTriple-blindTreatment

Summary

The aim and objective of this study is to compare dexmedetomidine and fentanyl as adjuvants to bupivacaine in ultrasound guided TAP block analgesia in patients undergoing radical cystectomy as regarding postoperative analgesic efficacy.

Timeline

Start: 2020-04
Primary completion: 2021-04
Completion: 2021-05

Publications

Kassim DY, Mahmoud HE, Fakhry DM, Mansour MA. Comparative study of dexmedetomidine versus fentanyl as adjuvants to bupivacaine in ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block in patients undergoing radical cystectomy: a prospective randomised study. BMC Anesthesiol. 2022 Nov 7;22(1):340. doi: 10.1186/s12871-022-01877-1.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Dexmedetomidine	Other / unclassified	50 ug	Other
Comparator	Fentanyl	Other / unclassified	50 ug	Other
Background	Bupivacaine	Other / unclassified	0.25 %	Other
Background	Bupivacaine	Other / unclassified	20 ml	Other

Indications

No indication recorded.