Comparison of Intercostal Nerve Block with Ropivacaine and Ropivacaine-Dexmedetomidine for Postoperative Pain Control in Patients Undergoing Thoracotomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Kamran MahmoodiMahboobeh RashidiFarhad SoltaniMohsen SavaieEhsan HedayatiParisa Rashidi

Published in: Anesthesiology and pain medicine (2021)

Dexmedetomidine is an effective and safe choice to be used as an adjunct to ropivacaine in ICB, and it extends the duration of analgesia in combination with ropivacaine after thoracotomy.

Keyphrases

postoperative pain
patients undergoing
cardiac surgery
thoracic surgery
aortic valve replacement
decision making
pain management
clinical evaluation