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268 Original article Effect of adding dexmedetomidine or magnesium sulfate on the characteristics of bupivacaine spinal block in lower abdominal operations Wafaa Z. El-Morsy, Sahar Y. Osman, Zieneb B. Youssof and Amira A. Shaban Department of Anesthesia and ICU, Faculty Aim of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt The aim of this study was to compare intrathecal dexmedetomidine (DXM) and Correspondence to Wafaa Z. El-Morsy, MD, intrathecal magnesium sulfate (MgSO ) as adjuvants to bupivacaine in lower Department of Anesthesia and ICU, Faculty of abdominal operations. Medicine, Al-Azhar University, 11471 Cairo, Egypt Tel/fax: + 00201222736452; Patients and methods e-mail: essam_zedan@yahoo.com This study was carried out at Al-Zahraa University Hospital and included 60 (ASA I Received 22 March 2013 or II) patients of both sexes. The patients were divided into three equal groups: Accepted 20 June 2013 group C (control group) received 15 mg of hyperbaric bupivacaine and 0.1 ml of Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology normal saline; group D (DXM group) received 15 mg of hyperbaric bupivacaine and 2013, 6:268–274 0.1 ml (10mg) of DXM; and group M (MgSO group) received 15 mg of bupivacaine and 0.1 ml (50 mg) of MgSO . The following parameters were recorded: hemodynamic changes (heart
Ain-Shams Journal of Anaesthesiology – Wolters Kluwer Health
Published: Sep 1, 2013
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