Clonidine versus fentanyl as adjuvants to bupivacaine in peribulbar anesthesia

Background: Peribulbar anesthesia is widely practiced as a safe local block for cataract eye surgeries. Fentanyl has been used as an adjuvant to local anesthetics, prolonging their duration of action. Clonidine has been shown to increase the duration of analgesia and anesthesia produced by local ane...

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Main Authors: Maha M.I. Youssef, Karim Girgis, Sherif Mohamed Soaida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110184914000063