ROLE OF DEXMEDETOMIDINE IN TRANVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK WHEN ADDED TO BUPIVACAINE: A PROSPECTIVE TRIAL

Jyotsna Kubre; Seema Shende; Nupur Chakravarty

Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

ROLE OF DEXMEDETOMIDINE IN TRANVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK WHEN ADDED TO BUPIVACAINE: A PROSPECTIVE TRIAL

Jyotsna Kubre, Seema Shende, Nupur Chakravarty

Abstract :

Transversusabdominis plane (TAP) block is one of the multiple modalitiesin anaesthetic practice to reduce postoperative pain in abdominal surgeries.It is especially useful in patients in whom epidural block is contraindicated.TAP block is a relatively easy block to perform. It can be performed as a blind procedure as well as ultrasound guided. When used with adjuvants that duration of pain free period can be increased for several hours and thereby patient comfort level raised which ultimately leads to faster healing, early mobilization and discharge of the patients. One of these adjuvants is Dexmedetomidine,an α2 adrenergic agonist. This study was conducted to study the effect of Dexmedetomidinewhen added as an adjuvant to 0.25% Bupivacaine in TAP block ,in terms of quality as well as duration of block.