ANESTHESIOLOGIE REANIMATION HAITI (HUEH)

Anil Thakur ,   Mamta Bhardwaj ,   Kiranpreet Kaur ,   Jagdish Dureja ,   Sarla Hooda ,   Susheela Taxak Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, India DOI : 10.4103/0970-9185.105804 Correspondence Address : Kiranpreet Kaur 52 / 9 J, Medical Enclave, Rohtak - 124 001, Haryana India    Abstract   Background:  Clonidine is added to intrathecal local anesthetics to improve intraoperative analgesia and to increase the duration of sensory and motor block. Aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the effects of addition of two different doses of clonidine (15 and 30 mcg) to 11 mg hyperbaric bupivacaine in patients undergoing inguinal herniorrhaphy surgery under spinal anesthesia. Materials and Methods:  Seventy-five patients enrolled in the study were randomly divided into three groups of 25 each. Group I patients received 11 mg hyperbaric bupivacaine, whereas groups II and III received 15 mcg and 30 mcg clonidine, respectively, as an

Imitiaz Naqash Sher-I-Kashmir Institute Of Medical Sciences Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir India Citation:   I. Naqash: Effectiveness Of Oral Clonidine As Anxiolytic And For Attenuation Of Haemodynamic Responses To Laryngoscopy And Intubation..  The Internet Journal of Anesthesiology . 2012 Volume 30 Number 4. DOI: 10.5580/2ca5 Keywords:   Clonidine, premedication, haemodynamic responses, laryngoscopy, tracheal Intubuation. Abstract Background  – Oral Clonidine premedication for attenuation of haemodynamic response to laryngoscopy and intubation. Methods :  50 Patients of ASA I & II in age group of 20-50 years undergoing elective surgery were included. Patients were randomly categorized to two groups. Group A receiving tab clonidine 4 ug/Kg 90 minutes prior to induction and Group B receiving placebo. .Heart rate and blood pressure were measured and recorded before, immediately after 1 min and then every 5 minutes after intubation until 15 minutes.Results and conclusion –