Intravenous Versus Peribulbar Dexmedetomidine for Strabismus Surgery in Adults

Summary

Using various adjuvants has become a trend in regional anesthesia practice to improve the quality of anesthesia and prolong postoperative analgesia. Dexmedetomidine, an alpha-2 agonist has been proposed as a safe and effective adjunct capable of extending the duration of the single-shot block

Timeline

Start

2022-01-28

Primary completion

2023-07-01

Completion

2023-09-15

Publications

• Ghazaly HF, Hassan IE, Gabr AF, Dardeer TT, Alazhary MA. Intravenous Versus Peribulbar Dexmedetomidine as an Adjunct to Local Anesthetics in Strabismus Surgery: A Randomized, Double-blinded Clinical Trial. Pain Physician. 2024 Nov;27(8):E819-E827.

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