Comparison of ropivacaine alone versus dexmedetomidine or ketamine as an adjuvant for pectoral type II nerve blocks in patients undergoing mastectomy – A randomized controlled trial

Comparison of ropivacaine alone versus dexmedetomidine or ketamine as an adjuvant for pectoral type II nerve blocks in patients undergoing mastectomy – A randomized controlled trial

Background and Aims: This study evaluates the analgesic efficacy of ketamine and dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant with ropivacaine 0.2% in pectoral nerve type II block (PECS-II) in modified radical mastectomy. The primary outcome of the study was the time to first rescue analgesia postoperatively. The...

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Main Authors: Dharani Lenin, Rajnish Kumar, Nishant Sahay, Abhyuday Kumar, Poonam Kumari, Prashant Kumar Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-04-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
Subjects:
dexmedetomidine
ketamine
mastectomy
patient-controlled analgesia
postoperative pain
ropivacaine
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/joacp.joacp_497_23
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