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Dexmedetomidine As an Adjuvant to Bupivacaine in Ultrasound Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block in Proximal End Femur Surgeries

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: Fractureneck femur is a common cause of hospital admission among the elderly population. Many patients admitted with fracture femur have long-standing cardiac, hepatic or renal problems. This makes a challenge to balance adequate analgesia with side effects of opioids. Fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) is one of the peripheral nerve block techniques. It became widely used in providing postoperative analgesia for patient with fracture neck femur either in emergency department or in the operating room. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of addition of dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine on the duration and quality of postoperative analgesia in ultrasound guided fascia iliaca compartment block in proximal end femur surgeries. Patients and methods: Sixty patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I - II of both sexes aged from 20-60 years scheduled for proximal end femur surgeries. They were randomly assigned to one of two equal groups (n=30 each), using closed envelope technique: Bupivacaine group (B group), and Bupivacaine + dexmedetomidine (BD group). Result: Our study demonstrated prolongation of postoperative analgesia in bupivacaine-dexmedetomidine group (BD) compared to bupivacaine group (B). It showed statistically significant reduction in cumulative pethidine doses and prolongation in the time till first rescue analgesic is required in the BD group in comparison with the B group in the first 24 hours. Hemodynamic changes and incidence of side effects, were statistically insignificant among the two groups. Conclusion: Addition of dexmedetomidine, as an adjuvant to the local anesthetic bupivacaine, in ultrasound fascia iliaca compartment block provides prolongation of the duration of postoperative analgesia with less opioid consumption without remarkable side effects.  

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10.21608/ejhm.2022.212033

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Dexmedetomidine, Bupivacaine, Ultrasound-guided fascia iliaca, Proximal end femur surgeries

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Hazem El Sayed Moawad

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Weheba

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hazemsayed@mans.edu.eg

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Abdel-Aziz A.

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Motawea

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Ibrahim M.

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Elnemr

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Mohamed A.

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Elmorshedi

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86

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1

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29518

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2022-01-01

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2022-01-01

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2022-01-01

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342

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349

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Dexmedetomidine As an Adjuvant to Bupivacaine in Ultrasound Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block in Proximal End Femur Surgeries

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22 Jan 2023