COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ISOBARIC ROPIVACAINE 0.5% WITH DEXMEDETOMIDINE AND 0.5% ROPIVACAINE ALONE IN SPINAL ANAESTHESIA IN LOWER LIMB AND PERINEAL SURGERIES
P. B. JAMALE *
Department of Anesthesiology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, India.
ANAND PRASOON
Department of Anesthesiology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, India.
AMRUTA HEPALGAONKAR
Department of Anesthesiology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, India.
AVINASH J. BHOSALE
Department of Anesthesiology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, India.
DHANSHREE KALE
Department of Anesthesiology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, India.
KUNDA S. DIMBLE
Department of Anesthesiology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, India.
V. M. JOSHI
Department of Anesthesiology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Introduction-Spinal anesthesia, a kind of local anesthesia, where the conduction square of the nerve roots is cultivated by infusing a limited quantity of nearby sedative arrangement into the subarachnoid liquid through a lumbar puncture. The adaptability of spinal sedation is managed by a wide scope of nearby sedatives and added substances that permit power over the level, the hour of onset and the span of spinal sedation. Purpose-The purpose of this analysis is to compare the effectiveness of ropivacaine 0.5 per cent with dexmedetomidine 5 mcg and ropivacaine 0.5 per cent alone in spinal anaesthesia. Method-This study was conducted to compare the effects of isobaric ropivacaine 0.5% with and without dexmedetomidine 5 mcg in spinal anaesthesia in lower limb. Conclusion-Study conclude that Dexmedetomidine as an adjunct to 0.5% Ropivacaine is superior to 0.5% Ropivacaine alone in spinal anaesthesia.
Keywords: Ropivacaine, dexmedetomidine, spinal anaesthesia, lower limb surgery.