Comparative study between epidural clonidine versus bupivacaine as the sole analgesic agent during and after abdominal surgery

Sherif Shawky Zaky;

Abstract


a2-Adrenergic mechanisms of analgesia have been exploited for more than 100 years. Near the turn of the century, epinephrine was shown to produce spinal analgesia in animals, an effect now recognized to be secondary to a2-adrenoceptor. Nearly 50 years ago


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Title Comparative study between epidural clonidine versus bupivacaine as the sole analgesic agent during and after abdominal surgery
Authors Sherif Shawky Zaky
Keywords Comparative study between epidural clonidine versus bupivacaine as the sole analgesic agent during and after abdominal surgery
Issue Date 2004
Description 
a2-Adrenergic mechanisms of analgesia have been exploited for more than 100 years. Near the turn of the century, epinephrine was shown to produce spinal analgesia in animals, an effect now recognized to be secondary to a2-adrenoceptor. Nearly 50 years ago

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