Dexmedetomidine and Ketamine as an Adjuvant in External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block for Post Thoracotomy Pain

Completed 40 enrolled Tanta University

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindPrevention

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the role of dexmedetomidine and ketamine as an adjuvant in external oblique intercostal plane block for post thoracotomy pain.

Timeline

Start: 2024-03-26
Primary completion: 2024-11-01
Completion: 2024-11-01

Publications

Moharam SA, ElSharkawy MS, Abdelhamid AS, Abdelbadie A, Kohaf NA, El Rahman Elgaria MA, Attia A, Elkashef AM. Dexmedetomidine versus ketamine as adjuvants in external oblique intercostal plane block for post thoracotomy pain: a randomised trial. BMC Anesthesiol. 2025 Nov 26;25(1):602. doi: 10.1186/s12871-025-03476-2.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Dexmedetomidine	Other / unclassified	0.5 ug/kg	Other
Subject	Ketamine	Small molecule	50 mg	Other
Background	Bupivacaine	Other / unclassified	0.25 %	Other
Background	Bupivacaine	Other / unclassified	29 ml	Other

Indications

No indication recorded.